Chapter 81

Levi

"What?" is the only thing I can say, and I feel like that sums up the whole statement that my dad just said.

The words feel like they're floating around my head and the only thing that made contact are the words 'dinner' and 'Arya'.

"I said, we're inviting Arya over for dinner this week," Dad says. "She can come whenever she pleases. Of course she's a princess and she's bound to have a pretty busy schedule. We must make way for her so just be prepared for that."

My heart starts to race. I don't know if it's just me being dumb and sleep-deprived or if this is bringing out a legitimate feeling of dread and nerves, but right now my head is swimming and my body feels so light that a small breeze can probably take me away right now.

Still, I manage to find my voice and ask, "What for? What are you inviting her for?"

"Just to catch up," Dad says, and he smiles. That's when I knew that he really does mean it, that his intentions are pretty genuine. But that does not ease the growing fea