NORA POV
I was heading back towards evening, still replaying everything Madam Kaelene told me. She successfully taught me how to build a wall between me and Derek, and I learned it fast, which made things easier. But my hands kept swinging as I walked, because I couldn’t get over the story about her daughter.
I pressed her further before leaving, and she finally explained that her daughter had been used by higher ranks to try to get rid of Derek. She never mentioned names, but I couldn’t stop thinking—could it have been the Queen Mother? Or Ariana’s father, Donald? Those are the only two people I know capable of such a thing. I’d heard their stories, and I knew how scary they were. I never realized how much dark and dangerous history this palace carried.
I let out a deep breath, trying
