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“That’s how I know everything will be okay…in time”

“So…what’s our plan?” The h the s She was beside me, her eyes still in slits because she hadn’t fully woken up yet, not without hercoffee and oatmeal

“We’ll leave in a few days Need some time to recuperate”

“That’s fine with me” She pressed a kiss to my shoulder “I love your bed”

“Our bed”

“Yeah…our bed”

We lay there together, enjoying the sunshine shining into the rooh that we didn’t need a fire There must have been a bird on the tree outside on the patio because I could hear it singing We stayed that way for a long ti, until a knock sounded on the door

“Who is that?”

“Probably Elora” I got out of bed and dressed myself “I haven’t seen her since I returned She’s probably pissed She’s always pissed”

She chuckled as she got out of bed “Are you going to tell her?”

“Yes” I pulled on my boots then took the stairs to the front door I opened it, co face-to-face with Commander Dawson, dressed in his uniforthere, her eyes absolutely hollow “If Queen Rolfe requires my presence, all she needs to do is ask and I’ll come No need to send—”

He slammed his fist into my face

I fell back onto the floor, because I wasn’t expecting my mother’s co face The world blurred for a second then I started to get to my feet

My mother stood over me and slammed her boot down onto my chest “Another should do it, Commander Dawson”

My eyes locked on to hers in disbelief

The rage was unlike anything I’d ever seen Vindictive Volatile Heartless

If it were anyone else, I’d kick their feet out froet back on my feet and destroy them

But I was paralyzed by it all

Commander Dawson kicked me in the head—and I was out

When my eyes opened, it was dark

Pitch black

The thudding in ht it would be, which told me it’d been hours since the trauma occurred A quick look around toldroom “Ivory?” My voice came out weak, so I rolled over and pushed myself to my feet “Ivory?”

Silence