Crowned in Silver Blood
Selene said quietly, and for the first time since Everly had met her, the woman's carefully maintained composure cracked entirely, something raw and long-buried surfacing behind her silver eyes.
Everly looked between the two women, confusion tangling with a growing, uneasy suspicion. "You know each other."
"Know each other." Rosalind's laugh came out broken, disbelieving. "Everly, this is my sister. Selene is your aunt. I watched her die nineteen years ago, the same week your father told me you had died as well. I buried an empty grave for both of you."
The room seemed to tilt beneath Everly's feet.