Chapter 71

Lysandra’s POV

“You have been silent since Nero left.”

Varek’s voice cut through the heavy stillness lingering inside the room as he pushed another mug toward me across the table.

I looked down at it for a second before wrapping my fingers around the handle automatically.

This was my second mug already.

The warmth of the alcohol settled strangely inside me, not enough to make the room spin, not en