As Lydia and I lay there, wrapped up in the warmth of our new engagement and the quiet splendour of the evening, a rustling sound nearby pulled me from the calm.
I shifted, wondering if perhaps the garden creatures were simply curious about the light. But as the noise grew louder, Lydia sat up too, an eyebrow raised.
"Did you hear that?" she whispered, her voice laced with curiosity.
I nodded, narrowing my eyes towards the source of the sound. "It's coming from over there," I murmured, gesturing towards a cluster of bushes a little way off.
Then, as if on cue, a trio of figures stumbled forward. Their entry was anything but graceful—loud, fumbling, and absolutely lacking the subtlety I would have expected from two powerful demons and a highly capable queen's sister.
I squinted in the dim light as the intruders came into view. Standing there, looking thoroughly sheepish, were none other than Lilith, Riley, and Seraphine.
