Noah.
I was beginning to lose patience with the way Odion kept hesitating instead of answering directly.
Every pause from him only made the unease inside me grow worse.
Would it kill him to simply say what happened?
"Odion!" I yelled through the mind link, my voice sharp with frustration as I felt the connection between us strain from the intensity of my emotions.
There was a brief silence again, and then finally, he spoke.
"Lady Sonia is in the room with you," he muttered quietly, to a point I could barely pick the signals.
And when I did, everything inside me froze instantly.
For one terrifying second, I couldn't even breathe properly.
My body reacted before my mind fully processed the words as I immediately took a step backward, my gaze snapping toward the woman standing in front of me.
The thick veil still covered her completely, making it too impossible to see through and her body remained hidden beneath the layers of ceremonial clothing.
