Chapter 99

Third Person's POV

Beatrice's apology hit the air with the force of a stone tossed into a still lake-firm, echoing, leaving no room for ambiguity.

Even Cerys felt as though the words reverberated against the walls of the Shadowscourge villa's entrance.

She glanced toward Valerius.

Valerius, meanwhile, had finally begun piecing together the fragments of who Beatrice was.

Because Carlotta had cared