Escaping From His Love
There was a pause on the other end of the line, then Magnus's tired voice came through: "...Yes. The elders only suggested house arrest. Kieran insisted on the Cell of Silence. He said you needed that kind of pain to learn, to learn respect for Seraphina."
"Thank you."
I hung up.
The last bit of hesitation vanished.
I took off the ring from my finger and threw it into the fire before me.
Then, I tossed Kieran's black card, house keys, and car keys onto the lawn.
"We're even."
I turned and flagged down a taxi.
"To the airport."
Forty minutes later, I stood before the floor-to-ceiling windows in the departure lounge.
The radio was broadcasting breaking news: "A massive fire has broken out at a