All the puzzle pieces began to fit into place. The strange dreams she’d been having. Oh, how had she been so blind, to what had been right in front of her this entire time?

Her mind traveled back to her ‘first kiss’ with Eerik, that night after their loud argument at the throne room. Even then, something had seemed off, but she hadn’t been able to put a finger on it.

Daringly, she turned to face him. “That was you, wasn’t it? That night in my room. You ...