Olivia Martins Karen’s gaze locked on mine, unreadable in the growing hush around us. I braced myself for venom, for the bitterness she’d once spat so freely when she saw me as a threat to Caspian's future. But she surprised me. "Olivia," she said calmly. I eye her suspiciously, waiting for an outburst. "Luna Storm." I was greeted with a subtle bow, and when I lifted my head, she didn't stare at me with the disdain I'd gotten used to receiving from her. Instead, his eyes were softer, or at least I thought they were. This side of her was new to me, so I didn't really know what to expect. She stepped towards me and held my hand in hers. “I thought you were the reason he was betraying his mate,” she started quietly. I blinked, thrown off by the absence of malice in her voice. “Bri

