The nights had passed like a quiet slump, but Eryna couldn’t get one wink of sleep. Maybe it was because she had spent months away from this place; even the bed felt strange to her, or was it still the thought of Rina's warning that still swarmed her mind?
She couldn’t stop tossing and turning over the bed all night, wondering if she should ignore it or ask more about it. She forced herself to sleep, shutting out all her thoughts until morning.
Yet, the minute she woke up in the morning, it was still on her mind. She hoped a hot bath would get rid of it. As she moved to the large tub that was filled with water, her old room felt so different and lonely. Yes, most days she had been woken up by her mother, who spoke bitterly with disappointment about everything she had done.
But now her m
