Chapter 305

“Madeline!”

I jumped slightly, startled out of my thoughts. My gaze snapped up, and there stood Alaric, his face lined with concern. He had been calling my name, but I hadn’t heard him. “What are you thinking?” he asked, his voice softer now but tinged with worry.

I didn’t know how to respond. The words I wanted to say tangled in my throat. I was still trying to wrap my mind around what I had jus