Lumina stood before her chamber door, her fingers lightly touching the carved frame. For the first time, she had walked these halls alone, guided only by the memory she had mastered while being guided by Stella.
The bottle of antidote clutched tightly in her hand, she placed it against her chest.
She knew she would have to explain herself to Stella and eventually to her husband.
He would get mad at her for putting herself at risk, but she needed to take action.
She had lived for years with the people who should have killed her for years, she was not about to give Adam the chance to make her scared, she had planned to give him that warning never to mess with her.
The door swung open with a soft creak just as a shadow fell behind her.
"Ashen," she breathed, relief flooding her voice. But his expression was not relieved.
Before she could speak, he swept her up from the floor, his arms wrapped around her in fury.
"Ashen…" she gasped, clutching his robe, but he said nothing.
