[Evil Tink]

Jaelynn quickly left the conference room before Serus and Seth could pass her. She took a secondary staircase and headed up to to the fourth floor hiding away in a study flopping into a chair with a heavy sigh.

Serus just nodded, letting him take her to her room. She was still shaking at random intervals as they lay on the bed. She was so ashamed with herself. How could she have been so selfish in thinking she could take Layla out over night and not have to worry about Seth and Jaelynn?

"I'm so sorry" she said weakly, heaving out a few sobs. She wrapped her arms tightly around him, burying her face in his chest. "I won't be selfish," she managed to spit out between sobs, "But..you have to promise me you won't go after her either. You have to convince the council to find someone else. Please?" By now she had calmed down a bit.