Rhydian;
The silence in the corridor as I made my way to his room, felt heavier than any silence should feel.
Every step toward his chamber echoed like guilt bouncing off the walls. Koda told me where to find him, and even though we're both alone in this castle, it feels like an entire audience is about to watch me get absolutely humiliated.
But whatever Eliàn does to me, I deserve it.
I should turn around. I should give him space.
But I can't.
Not after seeing the fire in his eyes earlier… that anger, that's disgust… and that pain.
Pain that I put there.
When I reach his door, I hesitate before knocking. I'm met with silence. Though I can smell him inside.
I swallow and knock again, but there's still silence.
"Come in…" His voice calls skeptically, and my heart leaps into my throat.
My fingers hover just above the polished wood, and I can feel my heart hammering in my throat as I take a long, shaky breath.
