CROWN OF VENOM AND VELVET

Shadows at Dawn

Author: Vesper—Elsewhere

Shadows at Dawn

[KAELIA BRYNN HALLOWAY]

MY EYELIDS fluttered open at the bare crack of Dawn. Truthfully, I couldn't get much sleep. Not whilst my mind lay heavy with thoughts of being kicked out of Fang Court and possibly leaving Liora here all alone.

As my vision adjusted to the dull streak of warmth, just a glimpse through the slightly parted curtains, all these worries flooded back.

I gave myself a moment, bu