~~ANIKA VALERION~~

~~THE ECLIPSE PACK~~

I didn’t say a word. I couldn’t. Speaking would release the sob rattling my throat, and I refused to give him that win. I had to cling to the last shred of my pride. I didn't need to pack; I had arrived at this manor with nothing but the clothes on my back and a desperate hope for Nana’s life.

 

"Get your things, Anika," Xander repeated, his voice laced with ice.

 

"Nothing here belongs to me," I shot back. My tone turned to frost, matching his. "And don't bother sending your guards to walk me out. I can find the door just fine."

 

“Marek and...