Salazar's POV
The sound of a knock on my office door has me shuffling papers and placing the grimoire in my desk drawer before calling in whoever it was at this ungodly hour. I try to mask my surprise when Elianna's mother hesitates at the door before stepping in and shutting the door quietly behind her.
"Claudia. Is your room not to your liking? I can have an omega change the bedding...." my words stop short when Claudia raises a hand to halt my questions. She takes a few more steps towards my desk before stopping and folding her hands within themselves infront of her. She stands there regarding me silently before taking a breath, her face suddenly morphing into a deadly serious expression, a sharp comparison to it's regular soft and serene composure.
"Do not think that my quiet demean
