CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO: The Morning After
Kaira’s POV
Morning came too soon.
The light slipped into my room like it always did, soft and quiet. But today it felt sharp. It reminded me that night was over. Our secret room was gone. The world was awake again.
I lay still for a long time.
Liam had left before the sun rose. He always did. There was no sign he had been there. No sound. No trace.
Only the memory of his arms around me.
I sat up slowly and pressed my hand to my chest. My heart felt heavy but steady.
Be strong, he had said.
I got dressed in my plain brown dress. I tied my hair back. I looked like any other servant girl in the pack house.
No one would guess what I knew.
No one would guess who I belonged to.
When I stepped into the hallway, the house was already busy.
Voices
