Chapter 50

LYRA 's POV

The twins seemed to settle in faster than I did. Vallar was still my husband and I tried to remind myself. I was cold towards him and I had no idea why,maybe because I had not stayed with him for a long while.

As the days passed, the twins thrived in Vallar's care, laughing and playing with him as if they had never been apart. But I struggled to shake off the feeling of unease, my heart still guarded against the man who had once been my everything.

I tried to rationalize my behavior, telling myself it was only natural to feel distant after so...