Three days had elapsed since the harrowing battle and Rhain's subsequent collapse into illness. Daisy had been tirelessly nursing him back to health while the damage to their house was being repaired. When she first saw the extent of his bruises and the slow regeneration of his fingers, she had been so aghast that tears involuntarily filled her eyes.
Her mother Helena had also been deeply unsettled, leading Daisy to seize the opportunity to finally reveal the truth about the existence of vampires and the life-and-death struggle they'd undergone to protect her. Helena's initial reaction had been one of betrayal, but seeing Rhain's frail condition over the subsequent days softened her stance.
Still, Daisy sensed a newfound tension between her mother and Tiberius, though she wasn't privy to all the details—her primary focus remained on Rhain.
