Chapter 16

Adelia's Point of View

Talking about Phaedra and seeing her in person were two very different things. Somehow my brain had put up a wall between the two. As if it didn't associate the thought of the woman with the physical thing.

"She'll want to see you first," I said to Siya.

We were back in his room. Had the door locked, like it might keep her away for longer.

Now I truly knew he feared what she was capable of. It painted the best picture of her that anyone has ever had. Showed me just how far she would go to gain power.

"She's going to cuss me out for being captured."

Getting cussed out was better than being whipped or harmed. From the way he spoke about her, it wasn't uncommon for him to be punished physically.

Sighing, Siya slid away from the window. Scrubbed a hand over his face.

"Do you want me to go-"

"No. You heard Killian. It's risky for us to be around each other so publicly. Someone besides Killian and Nessa is going to put two and two together and then we are fucked."