Chapter 68

Scarlett's POV I woke from a dream where an octopus had wrapped its tentacles around me so tightly I could barely breathe. When I opened my eyes, the first thing I did was push away this "octopus" just to catch my breath. "You're awake?" His voice was low and hoarse, and he wrapped his arms around my waist again. "You almost killed me! Get off." I pushed him, but he didn't even budge. "Go back to sleep. There, there." He spoke in a coaxing tone, trying to get me to sleep again. I rolled my eyes at him. "It's already afternoon. I've slept long enough. If you want to sleep, get off me." This time, he opened his eyes and looked at me. "You're going to the courtyard?" I didn't lie. I nodded. "Yes. I'm going there." It took him a few minutes to let go of me. "Okay, I'll go to the study." I hurried off the bed, took a shower, and changed my clothes before I left him alone in the room and went to the courtyard where Nightshade's armies usually trained. Steel clashed, boots pounded the earth,