Elena & Killian
Elena
A rabbit had walked right into my snare.
Yesterday, when I called Lucas to my room, I began to hatch my plan. I told him that I had noticed jewelry going missing recently, and that I suspected a member of the household staff was stealing it from my jewelry box when I wasn’t around.
Lucas brought me what I requested: a scentless plant extract known as nightseed oil, which was derived from a nightblooming plant that was common in our part of the territories. The extract had no smell or color until it came into contact with the oils in skin.
Then, the extract would turn a bright red color that could not be washed off easily.
Knowing that my locket would be stolen and left by Natalie’s dug-up grave, I knew I had to act—not just to keep my jewelry from
