Chapter 44

The kiss.

I run towards the black tent, passing Cassandra on my way; she's heading towards Falcon. He was blazed with my fire magic, but he'll be fine. Maybe the scars will remain, but I was only defending myself from his fire.

My heart tripped up a little as I looked around, searching for Jorgen, wondering where he disappeared to. The space around the tent is empty, everyone's by the stage now, waiting for another exciting surprise that Thayer had arranged earlier on.

Jorgen's most likely still furious with me and that's why he's nowhere to be seen. I want to reassure him that no one knows or suspects anything.

A split second later, someone grabs me and I'm pulled behind the tent, surrounded by horses and carriages.

"You were amazing out there," a familiar, raspy voice whispers into my ear and before I can take a proper breath or even figure out why the hell Jorgen's acting so strange, he brings me close to his chest.