Submerged to her shoulders in bubbles, Kezia Berel sighed as she rested her head against the bath pillow. With her eyes closed, she delighted in the caress of hot water. This was the first time she had owned a bathtub since she was a girl. When she was ten, her mom had been lucky enough to rent a house with a full bathroom. They had stayed there for about a year, but after that, it was always showers. Usually, cold showers. Or, well, lukewarm.
coldTechnically, she didn’t own this place; the apartment was a perk that came with her new job. But even so, the Leyrians were far more generous than she would have ever thought possible. They just gave you stuff when you needed it.
Turning her head with a sigh, she opened her eyes to check the clock on the wall. It was only…12:25! Oh, crap! It wa
