HAZEL
I took a sharp step backward and put distance between us before my body could betray me any further.
"Don't worry about it." The words came out clipped, but it cost me effort. "I need to find Lysander first. I have things to discuss with him."
Laslo paused, studied my face for a beat too long before nodding.
"Of course."
I turned and walked away before he could offer some other alternative. My legs felt unsteady. Every step took focus to keep my gait normal and my knees from buckling.
Lysander's room sat at the end of the wing. I knocked twice and heard his voice call out from inside.
"Come in."
The door swung open under my hand.
And then the world narrowed down to one single image that made every nerve ending in my body light up at once.
