Chapter 101:Blood on her hands

Everard Our first chapter in Ever’s POV! Four weeks had gone by since Hycinth had left and as expected, Leander had deteriorated quickly. His righteous anger and fury that Hycinth had chosen her dead parents over her soulmate, knowing their cruelty, had worn off, leaving only abysmal devastation behind. He couldn’t think or function past his pain. He didn't want to. I stood to my feet when Sydney and one of her apprentices, Heidi, entered the study. Crossing the room to them, I asked quietly, “What news do you have?” Sydney’s eyes cut in Leander’s direction and then back at me. “Should we talk about this…here?” I understood her hesitation. I looked over to Leander. He was slouched in an oversized chair, legs apart, head back with his eyes closed. For the moment, his breathing and heart rate was regular, none of the usual hitches and spasms I’d become accustomed to hearing. He was asleep. But even slumbering didn’t guarantee a break to his agony. Most nights he woke up roaring, fighting