Chapter 68

Ayla watched the owl fly away before replying to Rhobart’s call.

“Rhobart! I am here!”

“Ayla, I hear you!”

She turned on her heels and rushed to find Rhobart. They met somewhere in the middle, Rhobart walking fast, a magic crystal in his left hand and his dagger in his right. Kerra was walking beside him.

They stopped in front of each other. Rhobart looked at her with haunted eyes. His throat bobbed.

“When you didn’t return, I thought that something had happened to you. I have been looking for you for some time.” His voice shook as he spoke. He put the dagger in the scabbard before pulling Ayla into his embrace.

“I thought I saw a white doe and decided to look for it with Kerra. I lost track of time. I didn’t mean to scare you.”

She didn’t know why she was lying to him.

Rhobart tightened his arms around her. “I was even starting to think that you le— Doesn’t matter. You are here, in my arms.”

For the first time since she met Rhobart, she saw fear in his eyes. All because of he