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the door shut. She leaned against the door. It had been close. For a second she’d thought the panther would completely escape.
    Dominic hit the door. “That’s not the way to make friends. They said to make you feel welcome. Well screw you. Find your own way around.”
    She listened to his footsteps retreat. Closing her eyes she tried not to think about what she’d just done. He’d been questioning her. What had he expected? She sighed, pushing away from the door. Maybe she’d apologise to him tomorrow. But she wasn’t about to spill her guts just to have a friendly face in this place. Too bad if they all hated her, she wasn’t about to stick around any longer than she had to. Turning off the light switch as she passed it, she crossed the room to drop onto her bed. Her stomach rumbled and she felt the panther stir. Breakfast was going to be a long time away.
    Pulling out her phone, she sent a text to Kade.
I hate it here.
    What do you want me to do?
    Nothing. I’m going to sleep. But I still hate it here.
    I’ll be there 8 a.m. Monday.
    I can’t wait.
    She set the alarm on her phone and put it on the floor beside her bed. Lying there, she stared at the ceiling, light splashing across it from the still open blind. It took her ages to fall asleep and she woke several times during the night, the strange sounds and scents of the area disturbing her. Twice she had to fight against the panther breaking free. Missing dinner hadn’t been a good idea.
    It wasn’t even six when she gave up on sleep, her room filled with light from her open window. She turned off her alarm, which hadn’t had a chance to ring yet, and lay staring at the ceiling wishing she was anywhere but here. It was a waste of time. She didn’t want to learn how to kill dragons. She was already far too efficient at that. Reluctantly rising from bed, she grabbed her bag from the wardrobe and wondered where the bathroom was. Maybe she shouldn’t have upset Dominic last night. At least not until she’d learned where a few more things were.
    Opening her bedroom door, she peered up the hallway. It was empty and quiet. Where was everyone? Going to the next door along, she knocked on it. No one answered. Her hand hovered over the doorknob and she wondered if she should open it. She knocked one more time and waited a few minutes before she opened the door. The room was identical to hers except the bed was made and the room looked like no one was using it. She was almost relieved to see there were bars at the window. Maybe her grandparents hadn’t deliberately had some installed just for her. But she bet they would have if there hadn’t been any on the window. Closing the door, she looked in each direction. The next door or the one on the other side of her door?
    She finally decided to knock on the door on the other side of hers. About to give up, Amber was surprised when the door swung open and Dominic stood in front of her. “Uhm, sorry about last night. I was tired.”
    He nodded, but remained silent.
    “Can you tell me where the bathroom is?”
    He pointed up the corridor in the opposite direction to her room. “Fifth door on the right.”
    “Okay.” She started to move away. “Thanks.” She heard the door close when she’d taken only a couple of steps. Obviously he wasn’t about to forgive her. Either that or he wasn’t a morning person, but she didn’t think that was the case. As a Knight, not being alert the moment you woke would probably be seen as a weakness.
    Once she’d finished in the bathroom, she returned her bag to her wardrobe and knocked on Dominic’s door again. He opened it much quicker this time, standing there silently. Amber bit back the urge to tell him to get over himself. That she didn’t have to tell him her life story. “Can you show me to the dinning room?”
    “When I’m ready to go there.” He closed the door.
    She stared at the white door, fuming. Fine! Let him be like that. It wasn’t like she needed to make