Chapter 13

I was slow to rouse to the sound of scuffling in the distance. I was even slower to shake the fog from my head and remember where I was. Luthias burst into the room just as I was alert enough to understand something was amiss. I opened my mouth to speak and shut it obediently when he put his finger to his lips. His body language told me all I needed to know.  I was in danger.

Geo raced past Luthias and scooped me into his arms before I realized his intention. My first reaction was to fight him off. I was angry with him, after all.  The sensible voice in the recesses of my mind shouted for me to behave and let him do what was needed to save me from whatever was violently making its way down the hall.

“What’s happening?” I whispered into Geo’s ear as he paced the room with me in his arms.

“Your husband has arrived,” he whispered vehemently between clenched teeth and an iron jawline.

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