The Mistress
“And if it’s a girl?”
“Seraphina,” I whispered, but then I stopped, remembering the woman in the Council. I shook my head. “No. Not that. Maybe… Maya? No, that’s taken too. Let’s go with Clara. It means ‘clear’ and ‘bright.’ Everything we weren’t allowed to be.”
Zander smiled, kissing my forehead. “Leo or Clara. Either way, they’ll be Vermons. They’ll be yours.”