I shrugged. “It’s been this way since I was a child. Back then, it seemed like fairy magic, but now… I assume there’s a team of gardeners. Kane probably knows.”
She nodded, biting her lip as she took her time to circulate around the room, exploring the beauty of it. When she reached me again, she hesitated.
I watched as realization dawned on her that we were supposed to be having an uncomfortable conversation.
“We should sit,” I suggested, taking her hand again and leading her to my favorite nook. It was a padded bench tucked deep within a little grotto of sorts. Trailing vines dotted with flowers formed a series of arches, making it feel like you were inside a world of flowers and greenery. Even the light was tinted green from filtering through the leaves.
“This is oddly soothing,” Le
