I rushed toward the suite where Sophie and her sisters had been staying, knowing full well she wouldn't have gone back to my room. Though, deep down, I wished she would have. I wanted her to think of my space as her space, too. But after walking out of the council meeting with my parents rather than with her. . . I blew out a breath, anxiousness clutching my chest.

Stopping in front of her door, I knocked hard and loud. Several long moments passed before the massive wooden door ...