Chapter 28

*Elora*

I pushed through Varis’s door without a second thought, barely noticing that it hadn’t even been locked.

For a second, I thought I’d find Slo, pacing or sitting on the edge of his bed, waiting for answers, waiting to see if he was okay.

But it wasn’t her.

It was just him.

And moon goddess, I almost wished it hadn’t been.

Varis sat on his bed, his head tipped against the wall, his eyes clos