Chapter 11

Talia’s POV

I was deep into the book resting in my lap when the door handle rattled.

I sighed, exasperated. My thoughts were already a mess especially now that I wasn’t chained anymore and the last thing I needed was Vermont barging in to unsettle me all over again.

“You can’t stay away for a few hours without coming back to torment me, can you?” I called out as I stood, unlocked the door, and pulled it open.

I froze.

It wasn’t Vermont standing there.

It was ...