Aurora's POV Sylvia noticed something was wrong the moment I dropped my bag by the door. She didn't ask right away. She never did. She just poured me a cup of tea and pushed it toward me across the small kitchen table. "You ran into trouble," she said calmly, leaning against the counter. I let out a humorless laugh. "That obvious?" "You're stirring your tea without drinking it," she said, pointing at my hand. "You only do that when you're upset. Talk to me, Aurora." I sighed and finally looked up at her, my eyes burning. "I saw Adrian today." Her hand paused midair as she reached for the spoon. "Adrian? "And Morgana," I added. Sylvia's lips pressed into a thin line. "Ah." "Adrian brought her to meet Mr. Ethan," I continued. "She wants to be his student." "He

