Chapter 616:

“I’m fine right where I am.” Her eyes swept the room again, taking in the disorder. “What are you doing, Daemon? This isn’t you.”

He looked away. “Well, it seems I do not know myself anymore, anyway.”

“Come, let’s get out of here. We can wait in the study while the servants clean up.”

A battle warred in his face. He looked at her with pain and hesitation, as though he couldn’t decide whether to accept the hand she was offering or retreat further into the darkness.

“Emeriel…”

“Please,” she urged, taking his hand in hers. “Do it for me.”

After a long, tense pause, he let her guide him toward the door. But just as they reached it, he stopped.

you wait in my study?” he said, his tone quieter now. More careful. “I could…

her not to let him out of her sight, not in the state he was in.

asking for some measure of control over

released his hand. “But I’ll

book on his shelf, Emeriel waited in the dim study, the soft light from the fireplace flickering across the

of the door snapped her head up. Daemonikai stepped into the study, closing the door

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the filthy, wrinkled nightrobes, replaced with one of his heavy black garments embroidered with white designs along the hem and

waiting,” his deep voice was

setting it down, letting her worry show as she studied him. “How do you feel? You did have a

emerald eyes locking onto hers. “I should be asking you that question, not the other way

how I feel for what I did. None that could articulate how deeply sorry I am.” Emeriel didn’t wait for him to say more, closing the remaining distance between them and wrapping her arms around his neck. He stiffened instantly, taut like a bowstring drawn too

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