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Chapter 86

AYRA'S POV

Tiara bounced on the balls of her feet, her eyes sparkling as she zipped around my room, picking up discarded clothes and flinging them haphazardly into the overflowing laundry basket. Maki, ever the pragmatist, trailed behind her, carefully smoothing out the wrinkles on a discarded velvet gown.

“Isn't this amazing, Ayra?" Tiara squealed, her voice laced with an almost manic excitement. "A royal ball for your birthday! Lucius has never done anything like this before!"

I forced a smile, the gesture feeling foreign on my face. "It is...unexpected," I conceded, my voice tight.

"Unexpected?" Tiara echoed, her brow furrowing. "What do you mean? It's perfect! You'll be the belle of the ball, everyone will be talking about you!"

"That's exactly what worries me," I muttered, the anxieties that had been churning in my gut for days finally spilling over.

Maki, who had been engrossed in meticulously folding a silk blouse, finally looked up. Her gaze, usually warm and friendly, held a f
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