Tiara's pov
I returned to my room, closing the door softly behind me before sinking onto the edge of the bed. My mind swirled with everything Master had said, his words echoing in the quiet space. He had been so calm, composed, and yet something about his gaze unsettled me. It was as if he were holding back, as if there were something deeper behind his words that he wasn't sharing. The way he'd spoken about the rules, his expectations for me, made me realize just how different this world was from anything I'd known before.
