Chapter Fifty Six

I could do anything just to see that other part of Thane again; the softness in his eyes had done something to me – something I couldn’t explain. But whatever I had seen two days ago was gone; now he was back to his cold self.

Maybe he did regret telling me about his past, because for the past two days he had barely exchanged words with me, or maybe it was just me being paranoid and he was simply busy and stressed. His injury healed fast too, and now the marks looked weeks old, even though it had been barely two days. Axel hadn’t visited either, and I worried if something was wrong. Either way, I was not planning on remaining in our room all alone today; I was going to pay a visit to the training grounds and maybe explore a little too.

I got dressed, ready to leave, when a knock on the door interrupted me. Axel?

I rushed to the door and pulled it open, and my face fell visibly when I noticed who stood there. Beatrix.

What the hell was she doing here? So far, I had imagined that this r