"Please tell me you're joking." Ophelia grumbled, rolling her eyes. Her head was already spinning with the anticipation of what was going to greet her once she stepped inside the Eliard boundaries. Not to mention that the way Justin was looking at her sheepishly, she knew that there were still things left to uncover about the relationship between the cities. "I am not," the Beta breathed, "I know this is a huge responsibility for someone to handle on their first day at the work, but this is our most pressing concern at the moment." Ophelia simply shook her head, turning her gaze to look towards the glass doors to her side, at the garden beyond it. Shadowboon was in bloom at the moment. Its petals scrunched together and bright, taking the colour after the hues of the setting sun, the gr

