Lyra's POV
The walls of Leo's estate seemed to grow tighter around me with each passing day, but tonight felt different. A restlessness clawed at me, the kind that wouldn’t let go until I faced it head-on. There was something lurking under the surface,something I’d sensed since the beginning but couldn’t quite put my finger on. I needed answers, the kind that only my family history could provide.
I waited until the house was silent, the guards stationed at their posts, their footsteps echoing in the hallways like clockwork. Leo's estate ran like a well-oiled machine, and tonight, I was counting on that predictability. I slipped out of my room and made my way to the library. If there was anywhere in this fortress that might hold a clue about my family’s ties to this world, it would be he
