Chapter 50

I locked myself in the armory.

It was the only place I could think of where I wouldn't be immediately followed. Heavy door, solid walls, and enough weapons that anyone who tried to force their way in would think twice.

Beth found me twenty minutes later. She didn't knock, just called through the door.

"It's me. Let me in."

I opened the door just enough for her to slip through, then barred it again.

"Half the fortress is talking about what just happened," Beth reported. "Drogo looks like he's been punched. Aldric is furious. And Stefan seems completely confused about why his potential bride just told him to...