ELENA’S POV

My eyes widened slighlty. Casperall had been so eager to run away the first time that I'd met her. Now, she was comfortable with staying?

“Are you sure you’ll be okay?” I asked. “This was where you were captured for years.” I winced even as I said it. We haven't talked about this and I wasn't sure it was my place to.

Casperall smiled, “It's not going to be easy but you need me here. And I promised to help protect you. This way, we get more training time.” She winked ...