releasing them, but that explains the strange looks I got in the hall and from Kastian. I know immediately what they’re all thinking—what I’d be thinking if this were happening to anyone else. But it’s impossible. No matter how I feel, Alix isn’t really mine. She’s not my bond—she doesn’t even belong here. Shaking my head, I fold the wings around myself and lean against the wall, watching the sunrise outside the windows. When it finally does, I’ve never been so grateful for the moment that the curse takes over and my mind shuts off.
