Seraphina

To prove that he wasn’t joking with his instruction, he opened the door to the library.

“We are leaving now, Seraphina,” he ordered.

I swallowed deep and hard before taking careful steps towards the door. Then I stopped midway.

“What if I want some time to think about it?” I asked Kaelan.

“We are going to the boutique right now, and that is not negotiable,” Kaelan insisted, still holding the door.

I nodded, the sadness inside of me increasing.

He was treating me like a ...