Aria's/Lysara's POV

I got ready for the breakfast that morning. My stomach churned like a drum in the hands of an expert drummer, and I rubbed it gently, quieting down its growls.

After Alpha King Kael left my room yesterday evening, I spent the rest of the evening and night rolled up in my bed, extremely tired, and unmoving like wood.

His words flashed in my mind as I walked to the door, especially his declaration of a Muse Favor. If it was going to be as intense as what happened in the ice ...