Guarded Trust

Kaelen entered the room with Jessamine wrapped around his arm. Lyra was right behind them with the rest of the council. Nadia, Sabine, and… Vera. They were right before me, alive and not trying to kill each other for once in their lives.

They all looked worried, and I couldn't stop my eyes from going to Vera. The middle-aged woman had her weight on her good leg, her prosthetic on display with the