ELENA.
The palace has been crowded with elders for three days since Vardis killed Lucien. And Vardis didn't give a f**k, he wasn't attending to the elders.
He granted them one meeting in the throne room, and when what they were saying didn't sit well with him, he walked out on them and told them to close the door on their way out.
The Elders didn't condone that behaviour, so I knew it would cause problems, which is why I was doing what I was doing right now.
After hours of pleading with Vardis, he finally let me out of the house with my security details as promised, of course.
It felt weird, but I knew I would get used to it, and he released me with one final warning. He told me to always have my phone with me, and anytime he called or messaged me, I should answer immediately.
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