Predatory Protection

MAEVIA

The apartment remained silent after my last words. Broken wood covered the floor where the dining table once stood.

Pieces of shattered glass glimmered faintly under the lantern light, and the torn remains of my wall tapestries hung loosely against the stone.

Torin had not moved. He stood near the doorway watching me as if waiting for something else to break between us.

I ignored him.

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