Right now, she needed to recover.
The restorative herbs had left a lingering warmth throughout her body, and as the tension gradually drained from her muscles, her breathing became slower and steadier.
The distant voices and footsteps beyond the bedroom eventually became nothing more than indistinct sounds.
Within a short while, Maya slipped back into a deep sleep.
This time, there was no interruption.
The sunlight continued moving slowly across the room while she remained beneath the covers, completely unaware of the tension unfolding elsewhere in the estate and of the questions that were beginning to surround her presence in the household.
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NIGHTFALL ESTATE
Sera, Lilian, Amelia, and Sharath had just finished breakfast in the dining area, where they had spent the morning talking quietly among themselves.
