Chapter 176 - A Life for a Life

With each passing second, Sylara's rage and fear spiraled tighter in her chest as she paced her quarters. She held her glass tightly, her fingers turning white against the fragile metal, and when she sipped from it, she tasted bitter wine rather than the comfort she was looking for. Days earlier, her people, the Moonveiled sisters, had left on a crucial mission, and there had been no word or even the slightest indication that they would return. Grim possibilities raced through her head, each more brutal than the previous. Where was Verron in the realms? Now more than ever, she needed him to guide her, to support her, and to make her intimates happy and satisfied. Her sworn protector, Verron, was as dependable as the stars themselves, but he was also nowhere to be seen. She threw open the door and swept down the hallway, unable to endure the quiet of her quarters any longer. As she approached the barracks, where the royal forces exercised and rested, her bare feet buzzed throughou