Chapter 29: An Unexpected Visitor
(Elara's POV)
I set my teacup down with a soft clink when Liam announced the visitor. My heart lurched. Who would visit me with Rhys away? Emma stirred anxiously within me.
"Who is it?" I asked, rising from my chair.
"It's Lady Vivienne, Luna," Liam replied with a formal bow.
Rhys's mother? I smoothed my dress nervously and hurried from the living room.
As I entered the foyer, I found a gentle-looking woman waiting. She wore a light blue sweater and fitted jeans—simple clothing that somehow looked elegant on her slender frame. Her silver-blonde hair was pulled back in a loose knot, and her eyes—the same amber as Rhys's—regarded me with open warmth.
I immediately dipped into a formal bow, as was proper when greeting the mother of the Future Al
