Zora’s POV
I had spent majority of the day just lying on the bed, and thankfully Gwen had fetched a book from the library for me to read but as I tried to finish it, my thoughts kept going back to everything she had said when she visited me and brought me food. If she was right then the maids might most likely try again to hurt me now that they were able to confirm what they had probably been expecting since Lilith’s departure; that I had secretly curried the favour of the Lords. I wished I could explain to them that this was not a good place to be and that contrary to their opinions, I was here thanks to a pact that I had made under duress, afraid for my life. Trying to sleep was even harder and my bleary eyes struggled to adjust to the dim light filtering through the curtains. The fragm
