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Aelin POV
I heard the footsteps approaching down the hall even before they came into my room halted at the side of my bed but I made no move to get up, already knowing exactly who was there. Rowan did this almost every morning; he would wake up early and make breakfast, then he would wake me up with little kisses all over my face. As much as I complained about wanting to help at least once, I couldn't deny that I was grateful. I pretended to be asleep, waiting for him to wake me up, but he only lowered his hand to rest in mine.
I opened my eyes to see Rowan crouched by the bed, one hand laid on the sheets and the other moving my fingers idly around. He wouldn't look at my face, only at my hands; that's when I knew something was terribly wrong.
"What's the matter-is Aedion alright?" I asked sitting up so fast that my head started to spin. Rowan did not say a word, didn't even meet my eyes, only moved to sit atop the covers, "Rowan if something happened to Aedion-" my voice hitched. I had only just gotten my cousin back months ago, it was too soon for him to be ripped from me again.
"Nothing happened to Aedion, he's fine," he said. I could hear the tension and the sadness in his voice. His eyes kept looking around the room nervously.
He was supposed to check the borders today to make sure there weren't any threats looming around; I hated when he put himself in danger, although I knew he could hold his own. I looked out the window, the sun was already high in the sky and Rowan was still here in his casual garments-this had to be serious.
"Then what's going on?" I asked impatiently. I could sense the tears building behind his eyes as I said, "tell me."
He took a deep breath and pinched his eyes closed. "Someone is here to see us," was all he said before he went to the closet and came out with one of my outfits.
"Okay, people come to see us all the time. What's the big deal?" I still didn't understand why he was acting so weird. It wasn't like him to freak out over a visitor.
He stood in front of the bed, shifting from foot to foot and said, "she says she knows my daughter."
A/N: There's Aelin a.k.a fire-breathing bitch queen. We update every other day at noon! I hope you enjoyed this chapter.