The Kept Lord

ROWAN’S POV

And her whole face transforms, and this is a thing I have never once seen on my mother in twenty-six years.

Before my eyes, Nalini’s gaze sparks and dilates.

The arrogant lines of her face melt away completely, leaving her looking startlingly helpless and almost shy. It is the most terrifying thing I have ever seen her do.

Pure horror grips me as the truth finally dawns on me.

My mothe