Chapter 83 The Price Of Defiance

• When Lena was summoned to the courtyard, she knew well that Lady Ravena would not allow the events of her wedding day to go unanswered. Retribution had been delayed, not forgotten. Lena had expected it, sooner rather than later.
• Yet if fate was to bring her before Ravena, then at the very least, she might lay eyes upon Lady Miriam once more as her questions still plagued her. Perhaps now, at last, she would receive the answers she had long hungered for.
• Upon reaching the stone-lined courtyard, she was met by Ravena’s watchful eyes and the silent presence of her attendants. Without command, two guards stepped forward and forced Lena to her knees before the Lady.