Sakina
After I had convinced Mama not to break Lucien in half, I had gone to bed. As I lay there, a sharp pain struck my body and I writhed. It felt as though silver were being poured through my veins and I gritted my teeth together to stop myself from crying out. Thankfully, it didn’t last too long. I fell into a troubled sleep, only to wake up mere hours later.
I got out of bed, heading into the living quarters. It was then that I saw Orsa from the window, tending to the rose bushes in the palace gardens. I grinned and made my way to leave the house to join her, when I saw Lucien staggering in her direction. He was drunk. I froze. Even concentrating hard, I couldn’t quite make out exactly what they were saying, only catching a word or two. Then, he grabbed her arm violently and pulled
