~Secrets in the Shadows~

EIRA

The days after the twins’ birth blurred together. The keep never truly slept anymore, while guards prowled the halls even at dawn. Every creak of wood made my heart twitch. Elrich had doubled the patrols himself, and still, I caught him staring out the window at night like he was waiting for something to strike.

I tried to rest. I really did. But rest felt like surrender, and I couldn’t afford that... Not now.

The healer came again that morning, her hands ...