Chapter 7 - Brother

Keisha’s anxiousness grew as she kept overthinking whether or not Shadow was actually poisoned. She has no contact with the outside and she can’t ask Eros directly. Surely, he would not do that with two witnesses. His bride, and the mother of his bride.

But he’s Eros, he can do whatever he wants to.

The shimmering sunshine blinded her tired eyes. She did not notice it was already morning. She woke up past midnight and could not sleep anymore. She looked around and found a clock next to her bed indicating it was already six in the morning. She sighed heavily, got out of bed, and walked to the balcony window.

She opened the glass doors and the cold morning air touched her skin. She was unbothered, she dealt with torture using dry ice. This was nothing. She walked further to the edge and leaned against the rails, watching over the mansion's lot. The garden was filled with lively flowers while the stables of horses were on the other side. A fountain worth a thousand gold was located i