Chapter 25 Sugar And Scorn

• “Did something really happen? Or are you just upset because she came back home late? She said she was out shopping, that’s all,” Luxia said, sitting in the middle, her eyes flicking between Aura and Belle.
• “Nothing happened between us or Rosas. And I can come home… whenever I want,” Aura replied quietly as a maid carefully set her breakfast in front of her.
• But instead of digging into the delicious-looking meal, Aura's eyes dropped to the stone pendant hanging around her neck.