Chapter 42

SERAPHINA

I came back to my room with the gowns pressed tight to my chest. Freya wasn’t there. I placed the gowns carefully on the bed and sat on the edge, waiting for her. My fingers trembled without reason, but I clasped them together and forced them still.

Not quite long, the door suddenly burst open.

I flinched, my body going stiff.

Leone stormed inside. His face burned like fire, his eyes ice-cold. His steps shook the floor as he marched toward me.

My ...