Elara
When I wake up in the morning, Nymera is already gone.
In her place, my maidens fill the room, moving dresses from side to side and pulling me out of bed to get me dressed. I am definitely back to routine.
I eat breakfast in my room and then, returning to my old habits, I head to the gardens—only this time I do so knowing what hides in the places I’m forbidden to visit.
Lilith’s garden.
A garden where flowers are not just flowers and where beauty can be cruel and wicked.
Before leaving, I handed my letters to one of the guards stationed at my door without giving too much thought to how cold his fingers were or how his fangs peeked out like a threat.
To my surprise, I’m not the only one who has decided to spend the day outside. Many of Cassian’s blood maidens are here, and I ca
