"Daughter, why have you been so quiet? Are you really looking for a fertility spell to conceive faster?" her mother asked, eyeing her with a bit of suspicion as, just days after consummating her union, Lea had called her to arrange a visit with the witch.

Because yes, Azura and Charlie had lied to break her spirit. In reality, though her family had already been marked for death, they were still alive, innocently believing themselves to be the rulers of the capital, convinced their daughter was