When my husband carried me into the bedroom, we both froze in amazement: the whole room was strewn with flowers! Bright and multi-colored, of different shapes and shades, they were laid out everywhere: on the floor, bedside table, bed - and they exuded a vanilla-caramel aroma.

“Wow…” I breathed in admiration, looking around at all this magnificence.

“Roxy…” the elf muttered dumbfounded. “All the servants were in the ballroom, so the panther did it. Judging by the number of plants, this animal mowed down five flower beds, no less. Mikael's got a kick...

Kai put me on my feet, went behind my back and reached for the lacing of the...