I turned and walked out of his room, sealing myself inside my own. Leaning against the door, I locked it.
A loud crash came from the room behind me.
What he’d been holding shattered into pieces, and I bit down hard on my cheek, smothering the small cry fighting its way past my lips.
But I still heard the muffled sound of his.
And he didn’t come after me this time.
Somehow, that made it hurt even more.
Chapter Seven
Iwas big enough to admit it.
I climbed right back into bed and buried myself under the covers.
After a few screams into my pillow, prompted by Max’s door closing as he left his bedroom, I’d wanted to storm down to Camelot Courtyard and find Vivian’s room.
Have a friendly chat about consent as I ripped her hair out.
But everyone arrived soon, and I’d promised Kingston. I had to keep my feelings about the three of them quiet, so his dad didn’t search for more reasons to get rid of me.My emotions lodged in my throat as I accepted the silence.
They hadn’t eliminated Vivian for attacking another Maiden, but I didn’t feel confident about my odds.
Plus, Max was a big boy. Capable of making his own choices. Keeping his dick firmly in his pants.
Sure, she could throw a fit about it, but there was no reason that should stop him. She couldn’t overpower him.
If Max Dread didn’t want to do something, he didn’t do it.
My body welded to the bed at that thought, and I had no intention of getting out.
When Landon came into the room fresh from the shower, he took one look at me, crawled under the covers, and wrapped his arms around my body.
That finally made the tears come.
It didn’t matter what had happened, or why I was upset. I needed him, so he didn’t leave my side.
And in that moment, I hated how my two Knights felt like complete opposites instead of how I’d always seen them—two sides of the same coin.
Even if part of me refused to believe it would play out the way Max’s silence had implied, even though that part of me believed he’d fight for us and get out of whatever the hell he’d gotten himself into, I didn’t know.
And that loss, so soon after finally getting wins, resurfaced all my fears.I wanted to stay in bed for the rest of the day.
But, unfortunately, myduty as a Ladycalled.
Landon brushed the hair back from my face, running his thumb under my eye to wipe the remnants of my tear-streaked makeup. “Kingston said we need to move into our new rooms tonight.”
I scrunched up my face. That news produced wholly unpleasant feelings. But unsurprisingly, even with the person behind my drugging still at large, my extra protection in the wake of my attacks had been bound to run out. As soon as Drake D’Arthur found a reason to do it, I’d expected he would.
Heaving a sigh, I sat up. “I’ll go pack.”
“We can come back for our things after tonight. An impromptu Quorum was called, for the Knights and parents. After, Drake wants everyone in the parlor for an announcement.”
“Wait, just the parents and the Knights?”
Landon shrugged. “That’s what Kingston said. We might get more information there.”
