#Chapter 66: Kavros’s Ultimatum

I’m not a liar, so I do try to adhere to some of Nyktos’s schedule. I set my alarm and wake up when the schedule dictates. Lyra is stirring by then, so it’s no big ask to take her into the kitchen for feeding time.

Sylas is already there when I enter, eating a bowl of cereal. “Hi, Vespera. Hi, Lyra.”

“Hello, Sylas,” I say. Lyra makes some nonsense noises.

I set Lyra into her bouncy chair and go to