Bellas POV
The day passed… peacefully.
And that in itself was terrifying.
No yelling. No cruel commands. No punishments. Just… silence. Mira brought me breakfast and actually smiled. I sat near the window for hours, letting the sunlight touch my skin, something I hadn’t done in so long it almost felt foreign.
I kept waiting for something to go wrong.
But nothing did.
And when Mira came in later with fresh sheets and a light knock, I finally asked, “What’s going on?”
She raised an eyebrow, lips twitching. “So you noticed.”
I sat up straighter. “I’ve been waiting for the other shoe to drop all day.”
Mira laughed softly and sat beside me on the edge of the bed. “Lucian… postponed the mating ceremony with Amara.”
My head snapped toward her. “What?”
“Yup. No official announcement, b
