Wrapped in My Enemy’s Arms
“About the flower... why couldn’t we just search for it during the day?”
“It only blooms at night,” Kael replied, keeping his eyes on the trail. “And it only grows in the forbidden area.”
“Oh.”
“Yeah.”
I looked at the dirt, feeling a pang of guilt. “Kael, I didn't mean to—”
“I can’t force you to trust me, Ayla,” he interrupted, his voice dropping low. “What I did to you... it was horrible. And I’m sorry.”
Before I could process the apology, a soft, ethereal glow caught my eye near the crest of the hill. A pristine white flower with elegant, trumpet-shaped petals sat nestled in the dark soil.
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