It really was him. He looks much more different now. That 6 years really change him.. His orange blonde hair is a bit longer now an his yellow horns have grown to. His face was more defined and he's gotten more muscles but those eyes... Those stupid sunset eyes....
"Noi?" I whispered, my voice barely audible.
He swallowed, his gaze never leaving mine. "You... you remember me?"
I stumbled back, my dagger falling to my side, my heart felt like it was slamming against my ribs. "No... no, this isn't... you're not... you can't be here."
He took a step forward, his face softening. "Ava, I-"
"Don't." My voice was sharp, my chest tightening. "Don't you dare say my name."
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After arriving in Daemos, Ava was found by a spy sent by the King of Eunoia to gather information on one of Daemos' main cities. Feeling sorry for her, the spy took Ava back to Eunoia's castle. There, she became the Queen's knight.
Six years have passed, but Ava still hates the Daemos boys. They lied to her and never tried to find her, not once in all those years. That anger drives her to become one of the Queen's fiercest warriors.
During a mission to ambush a village in Daemos, Ava comes face to face with someone she never thought she'd see again...Noi. Her old "friend," the one who left her behind.
After all this time, Ava finally has the chance to confront her past... and maybe get the revenge she's been waiting for.
When Grace returns home from college, it doesn't go like she thought it would. With her past still haunting her everyday choices, she discovers a side of herself kept hidden from everyone but her mother. Forced to experience that side more fully now, Grace is unsure if she likes being the youngest anymore... or as they like to say, the family's baby.