Chapter 72 The Charcoal Potrait

• Days had bled into one another since Ellie was ruthlessly expelled from the castle, and Rex had yet to return. It was as if he had vanished entirely, swallowed whole by the very night that had carried him away. There were no letters, no messages, no news at all.
• To make matters infinitely worse, Rosaura had delivered a cold decree that made Luna’s heavy head throb even harder.
• “Starting today, Cecilia shall replace Ellie as your personal maid.”