“Maybe we should get back to them. I’ll tell them how lovely my room is, and I’ll encourage them to have a conversation with you.”
She exhales and flutters her lashes at me. A terrifying calm clouds her gaze.
“As long as you’re here, they’re only going to care about you. Not me. I can’t have that. I need my sons to give me a chance.”
“I can assure you, harming me isn’t going to give you that chance. If you think they’re closed off now, touch me and see what they do.”
She sighs dreamily.
I snatch my soul.
The crazy Kyzen warned me about is really showing now.
“I have no intentions of harming you. I simply…need you out of my way. If you aren’t here to distract them, then we can actually have some mother-son bonding time. It was very nice meeting you, Ms. Godrun.”
“What does that—”
The air gets knocked out of my lungs as she shoves me back against the bed. Bright light steals my sight before I even hit the sheets and my stomach lurches.
My head slams down against a solid surface and I gasp for breath as my eyes shut tight. The struggling breaths leave my lungs at a speed my racing heart can’t keep up with.
My fingers clench around the sh—not sheets.
Soft murmurs pierce the panic in my ears and I sling myself up.
What the fuck?
I shove myself to my feet, kicking dirt everywhere as I stare around at the Defenders in the Court, who are gawking at me.
“You stupid, crazy bitch,” I scream at the sky.
“Damn, I haven’t even done anything to you today.”
I spin around, heaving as I lock eyes with Mara. Her brows are drawn down as she takes me in.
“What the hell are you wearing?” she asks.
“A swimsuit, obviously.”
She cocks her head to the side.
“A fucking gown, Mara. What does it look like?”
I whirl back around and stomp toward the exit of the Court.
“I’m going to kill that fucking cunt when I get my hands on her. I swear to the Valories, I’m going to strangle her with her own damn flowers.”
“Geez. Who pissed you off so bad today?”
I cut my eyes to the side. “Leave me alone, Mara. I’m not in the mood.”
“Obviously.”
“Godrun!”
My jaw locks and my head jerks. Ever so slowly, I turn around and glare at Gladian as he stomps across the Court toward us.
“What the hell are you doing here? It’s my time and I could smell your Chaos in my chambers.”
