Book 2: A Heavy Burden

Rainer

A vase comes flying at me as soon as I step into the suite. I quickly step aside, and the vase hits the wooden door, ceramic breaking on impact and leaving shards on the floor. I will have to get a maid to clean that up later. At this point, we are going to run out of breakable objects for Willow to throw at me.

“Your aim is getting better,” I say cheerily, knowing that will annoy her more.

It has been a couple of days since I dragged her kicking and screaming back to Castle Graystone. Willow has been in a bad mood since then, and she likes to take her anger out on anything breakable that can be found in the suite of rooms she is being held in, essentially as a prisoner. Kane wants her close so I can keep an eye on her and prevent her from escaping from the castle again.

The librarian’s quarters are too far away and isolated, so I had to put Willow in the suite of rooms next to mine. With guards constantly standing outside of her door,