Chapter 40

**KAELIA**

I wasn't sure if I heard him correctly for a moment. Everything around me seemed to be meshing... warping from one thing to the next. I had to clamp my eyes closed a few times to be sure of what I was seeing.

"Look at me," Bas said from his seat. "Get down on your knees," he snapped, holding a glass of water in one hand.

I did as told, dropping so swiftly that I'm sure my knees would b