He's Coming For Us...

Of all things, she hadn't expected this. Being dragged into a strange palace was one thing. Being assigned a gothic, eerie room was another. But this? Sharing it with him—with a man whose presence was as overwhelming as the space itself?

She peeked through her fingers, her gaze darting toward the bathroom door. The sound of running water audible enough to give her chills.

Alicia exhaled sharply.

What was she supposed to do now? Sleep knowing he was just a few feet away? Pretend like this was a normal arrangement? Her pout deepened.

This was so not what she signed up for.

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'I feel the girl's still in the palace. And it's only best that we look for sooner than never. The more we get late, the more we lose the opportunity take hand on the girl's power. We've got less than a month for the Frost Moon to summon the ancestral connection, Alfenzo.'