Rose Luna Hayes’ mouth hangs open and the most dramatic thing happens. A bug flies right into her mouth and she coughs, choking on it. My eyes reach Lucious and he maintains a straight face as expected, but when they slide to Lysander, I close my mouth shut. One slip and I won’t control my laughter. She coughs harder, “Stupid bug!” she screams. “And that is what happens when you mess with other people’s mates.” Lysander tells her, adding spice to the situation. I hold it and I hold it real good. I force some bread down and down it with a warm glass of milk, taking a deep breath in to feel much, much better. How iconic. “Yes, Mum, Dad was a horrible, horrible man, but none of us told you to break the bond you had with him.” Lucious digs a knife so deep that I almost hurt for the woma

