Chapter 97 She Instructed And He Obeyed

• Freya’s POV
• “Freya…” The voice was timid, almost a whisper. I looked up from the pile of freshly laundered sheets—as I’d been doing more laundry than necessary these days, just to keep my mind distracted. Turning, I found one of the Lyra Omega guards, a girl named Maris, hovering nervously near the doorway. Her hands twisted the edge of her apron like she was wringing out a secret.
• “What is it?” I asked, setting the sheets down carefully, my eyes narrowing. I could feel it, the tension in her, the unspoken fear she carried.