Chapter 21

**Vanya

‘At least he’s at a safe distance now,’ I decided. Though "safe" was relative. He wasn’t right on top of me anymore, and I could breathe. But every time I breathed in, a woodsy scent came to my nose that had nothing to do with the forest we were standing in. Goddess help me, I wanted nothing more than to have Kaelen Vance lean over me again and do whatever he wanted.

"Focus," I muttered un