I knew Mara's release wouldn't sit well with Beta Luca, and maybe not even with me, deep down. But something told me there was a purpose behind my insistence... something yet to unfold.
Aiden trusted me enough to act on it, and for now, that was enough.
The rest of the evening passed in a quiet sort of urgency. Aiden had meetings lined up with several of the inner council members to finalize the logistics of the Luna Welcome Feast, and I had a fitting scheduled with the head seamstress, who had already begun bringing in luxurious fabrics and embroidery patterns from the storage vault.
By the time the last piece of silk was measured against my skin and pinned in place, my thoughts drifted again to Mara.
I couldn’t stop wondering what kind of person she would be when she stepped out of
