Serene's Pov
Her voice quivered, tinged with fear.
“What are you doing here? How did you get in? The guards, how did they let you in?”
“Ssh,” I said, “Calm down, Daphne. No one saw me.”
Her eyes cut to Ivar, and I could see the fear in her eyes as well.
“He's my friend. He helped me in.”
Ivar waved at her.
I looked around the room. It was the same room I had been given when I lived here, the room where I'd lost my pregnancy.
But now she was the owner of the room, like she always wanted.
“They're not in,” said Daphne, reading my thoughts. “Alpha Reed's Luna put to bed. They went to the Moon Blessing of the child.”
Good. It gave us more time to discuss.
My eyes ran over her face, noting the bruises—new and old. I said nothing of them.
“Why are you here, Serene?” she asked, t
