Chapter 14: Blood and Broken Glass
AVELINE
Six thirty in the f*****g morning.
I stared at my reflection in the small mirror they'd provided, and honestly, I looked like death itself. I quickly put on my wear after a quick shower. It was a short black gown with a white tusk drape around it, the gown barely covering my knees. I tugged at it slowly, hoping it would come down even a bit.
It was a maid's uniform, and again, for the first time, I was happy Lily wasn't here. She would laugh so badly and remind me again that all I was good at was cleaning up after people's messes.
I sighed at the thought, reminding myself that this was better than being in Duskfall.
The castle was still sleeping when I crept through its corridors at six-fifty in the morning. My footsteps made low, soft echoe
