Chapter 80

SERAPHINA

Morning came too quickly. I had barely slept, my mind replaying everything from the night before. Leone's cruel words. Reginald's threats. The moaning from Leone's room. Clarissa's strange promise.

A knock on the door pulled me from my exhausted thoughts.

"Come in."

Sussane entered carrying a tray laden with food. Eggs, toast, fresh fruit, tea. The smell should have made me hungry, but instead, my stomach turned.

"Good morning, my queen. I brought breakfast."

"Thank ...