Even though I wanted nothing more than to high-tail it out of there, I made myself stroll into the gardens, hoping to ditch whoever it was along the way to my real destination. The person kept their distance, but I could still feel a strange energy around me. I was pretty sure Zach wouldn’t have followed me after our conversation, and Nicco wasn’t in the hall when I left. Valen should have been busy with his dinner guests, so that left…for all I knew it could be Heath. After a while, it was clear to me they weren’t going to give up, so I whirled around and stayed where I was. Movement caught my eye. My heart thundered in my chest, yet somehow, I recognized the person in the shadows. “Gibbit?” I whispered into the darkness. His gravelly voice came out soft. “No foolin’ you, huh, miss?” I shook my head at him. “You scared me.” He raised his brows, ambling up to me.
