“This world is not as it seems,” Chadstone said.
Dakshana felt her hand curl into a fist, drew it back for an angry, untrained punch. “This is no world - it’s a nightmare. We could have been killed!”
“And yet you survived because you faced your fears.” He titled his head to the side and looked at her quizzically, his eyes jewel-blue in shadows. A smile curved his lips, one gentle and loving, and she felt something in her chest lurch. He reached out to her, and she drew back, but the longing in his eyes stopped her.
“Dakshana, no!”
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