Page 92 of War of Her Heart

“Yes, he did!” Bronwen said as she clapped her hands. “Finally!”

“Did everyone here know except for me?” I asked, throwing up my arms.

“Yep,” Adar mumbled, not bringing his eyes up to look at me.

I looked at Sebastian, ready to tell him exactly what I thought about their little secret-sharing club that I wasn’t invited to, but before I could say anything, he motioned to the door and said, “A conversation for another time.”

Damn right.

I quickly found my seat as Nathara, Calum, and my father came in. Bronwen squeezed my hand under the table and even though I rolled my eyes, I couldn’t help but smile.

At least she wasn’t upset with me for avoiding her lately.

Throughout dinner, I did everything possible to keep from looking at Sebastian. I talked to Bronwen about her plans for tomorrow, I listened in on Adar and my father’s conversation about their favorite forms of combat, and I even ate the nastiest looking peas I had ever seen.

I looked up to see Calum staring at me, and I felt . . . nothing. Not love, not anger, not sadness for everything our relationship had put me through, and not even the slightest bit of guilt for the things I had done in the last twenty-four hours. I was . . . indifferent.

Bonding to Sebastian showed me how minuscule everything was compared to the feelings I had for him. I knew I lovedCalum, at least I loved him in the definition of what I thought love was then, but now I knew that I hadn’t experienced true love for someone until now.

I just wished I had realized it sooner.

Stop looking at me,I said down the bond to Sebastian as I took another bite of roast. I didn’t look at him, but I could feel his eyes on me. He shouldn’t have been drawing any attention to us, and yet he hadn’t taken his eyes off of me this entire meal.

How can I not when you wear something like that? You’re teasing me, love.

I didn’t have to think about it when I got dressed today. No one could have forced me to but on a Mountain Realm dress. Not when I finally felt like I belonged somewhere, in the Night Realm, in a Night Realm dress, with my mate.

I smiled before bringing my attention to the conversation—well, argument—between Nathara and Bronwen. I wasn’t exactly sure what they were discussing, but it had something to do with the party after the upcoming wedding.

It was funny watching Nathara squirm in her seat as she had no backup today. I didn’t know where Celine and Lilian were, but their absence was a good thing.

Any part of me that was upset by what Celine had done turned into pure rage since I stopped taking my pills. Any time I even thought about her, I could feel my temperature elevate and my heart rate increase. And since I still hadn’t talked to my father about whatever I was, I had no idea how to control it. If Celine walked through the doors right now, I think she would be a pile of ashes before anyone could stop me.

While I wouldn’t feel remorse for Celine’s death, it’s not what I wanted. I wanted her to live. Live in misery and suffer for the rest of eternity.

Easy, love. I knew Sebastian could feel something brewing in me, and he knew it wasn’t good. Along with the glamour, heplaced a shield of protection on me. It was like my own personal force field that kept me protected from any harm, but it also kept whatever was in me contained.

So if I wanted to release this fire, I would have to fight Sebastian’s powers first.

I wanted revenge on Celine, but it would come. In due time.

Sebastian had a note delivered to my father telling him to come to my room after everyone was asleep. That was the only time he wouldn’t be with Calum.

I feared hearing the truth. I knew that the recent events already changed everything, but I knew once I talked to my father, it would become more real.

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Chapter 38

Violet

His eyes widened at the sight of Sebastian opening the door to my room.

My father quickly pushed past him to get his eyes on me. Relief washed over his face when he saw me standing there unharmed and in one piece. I knew that relief wouldn’t stay for long.

“What’s going on?” he asked while Sebastian walked over to stand beside me.

I looked up to Sebastian and nodded, a silent instruction to drop the glamour.

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