Chapter 187

Violet

Minutes had passed, but I was still standing around the corner, frozen in place.

I hadn’t moved a muscle. Not since Kayden looked right at me with that smirk of his, then rolled away like nothing had happened. Like he hadn’t just seen my glowing eyes.

Or maybe he hadn’t.

Maybe I had only imagined it, and it was nothing more than a kind smile.

But what if it wasn’t?

A groan escaped my lips as I bumped my forehead against the cold wall, again and again. Maybe if I tried hard enough, I would actually disappear.

“Stupid,” I whispered, frustrated.

What the hell had I just done?

What made me think it was okay to let my eyes glow in a palace, of all places?<