A Coward's Bind

Valerica's POV

The serene quiet of my afternoon tea shattered the instant heavy iron armor crashed against the wooden doorframe.

"Valerica!" Garrick roared.

His booming voice rattled the starlight crystal chandelier above my dining table. The delicate glass prisms chimed together in a frantic rhythm, echoing the sudden tension in the room.

"How long do you plan to keep up this pathetic, spi