The door slammed against the wall with a force that rattled the lanterns when her mother-in-law stormed out, her steps heavy, her robes dragging like a shadow across the marble. The old witch’s breath came sharp through her nostrils, her fists clenched tight as if she was holding back the urge to claw at Maya’s face.
“How the f**k did that silly girl figure it out?” the woman muttered under her breath, her voice dripping with venom as she moved down the corridor. “That wasn’t poison… it was medicine… until mixed wrong. No healer in this cursed pack should’ve known the combination could cause organ failure. No one except me.”
Her lips twisted into a scowl so tight it made the wrinkles around her mouth deeper, uglier. “She’s just a little b***h with wide eyes and a bezuty. she saw through
