The Underworld Trials of Luna
As usual, she’s dripping with diamonds and pearls, and today she has tiny little seashell earrings.
“Hi!” Laila says, stepping quickly forward and wrapping me in a hug. “I’m so excited to see you! I’m…” Her words fade away as she looks over my shoulder and into my room where Anton gives her a cheerful wave.
“What?” I ask, pulling back and looking curiously at her, starting to get worried. “What’s wrong?”
“That’s all, thank you very much,” Laila says to her Herald over her shoulder. He disappears and she pushes the door shut, turning her anxious eyes to me. “Juniper,” she whispers, shaking her head a bit. “Why are you living like this?”