NADINE'S P.O.V
When I stepped out of the house, Rowan was waiting for me as I'd expected. He stopped pacing as soon as he saw me and was at my side in an instant.
"What did he want?" he asked, his eyes roaming over my body for any obvious signs of injury.
I opened my mouth to speak, but ended up shrugging. "I have no idea."
The interaction with Solomon was weird as hell. I don't know if his plan was to try and create discord between Rowan and I, but he was barking up the wrong fucking tree. Rowan was the least dangerous person I knew, and he'd never risk putting everyone else at risk for me. It just didn't make sense.
"Are you sure?" Rowan asked, obviously not believing me. "Princess-"
I gave him a warm smile. "I'm fine, I swear. Can we just go back?"
He pursed his lips. It was clear that wasn't his preferred choice on the matter, but he didn't fight me. He just intertwined our fingers and quietly walked us back towards the house.
Neither of us spoke the entire way back.
