(Kiara)
I woke the next morning knowing it would be my last full day in Blackridge if everything went as planned. Nothing around me looked different when I left my room and went to begin my work. The same servants were moving through the pack house, and Maris was already giving orders. I couldn't let anyone see that I was preparing to leave.
Maris sent me to help with breakfast before assigning me to the laundry room. I accepted each task without arguing because I didn't want her paying more attention to me today. Cassian came into the dining room with Lysander while I was serving. Neither of them looked at me.
Lucan sat at the head of the table with Evelina beside him. He spoke to Cassian about training as though the gathering had never happened. Cassian answered when necessary and ate
