229.Chapter 229

Noises drifted upstairs. Lyra peeked down and froze—Agnes, Mila, and Cole were there. Without a word, she turned and headed straight to her room, refusing to talk.

"Lyra, you're up!" Mila called when she spotted Lyra on the landing. The living room fell silent.

"Lyra!" Agnes said, pausing mid-chat with Miriam. She looked up, excited. "Lyra!" She jumped up, voice trembling.

It'd been two days. Agne