The Strange Visit

BRIELLE’S POV

Brielle's panicked scream as her room door burst open was enough to awaken everyone who had been sleeping.

She'd been restless all night, her sleep disrupted by perplexing dreams, and she couldn't even close her eyes peacefully.

Worse, someone had barged into her room without knocking in the middle of the night, and she screamed in terror.

She jumped out of bed, her hands fumbling, looking for the bedside lamp, but before she could turn it on, light filled the room.

The stranger, whoever it was, had turned on the overhead light in the room, and she was whisked away from the darkness.

She was no longer terrified, but she still had her back to the intruder and was afraid to turn around and look at the person.

"You know, your fear is one thing that surprises me, but your shyness continues to perplex me."

This voice, the husky sound filling the room, was one she could recognize even if she were wide asleep.

It was Lord Darius, and as soon as she mentioned his name, he