Chapter 64. Speak Now

Valerie

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. With every second, only a restless energy remained.

Throughout I remained curled in place, constantly digging into the mate bond. I called out for him multiple times, eager for a response. There was none.

So that was it then.

I closed my eyes. On multiple occasions I had nearly let the despair overwhelm me. The urge to cry, scream and break everything in my path like I did on the first night of my captivity was far too tempting, but I didn't.

I woke up, I ate as usual and watched as the maids came and went. I'd even offered them smiles as they arrived. If they were reporting to Alistair — which I had no doubt about— I could imagine that they would say that I was acting scarily normal. Complacent without a lick of anger or despair in m