When the Moon Bleeds Red
Not the polished jewel of the Delacroix family—but the maid, the adopted shadow.
Lady Jane had not slept.
At the crack of dawn, she swept through the corridors like a storm, skirts billowing and eyes alight with fury. She found Duke Alaric in the drawing room, sipping tea beside the hearth as though nothing had unraveled.
"Your Grace," she said sweetly, too sweetly, "may I have a moment in private?"
Alaric did not look up from his cup. "Lady Jane."
When she did not move, he gestured with two fingers. The chambermaid and footmen promptly exited, leaving the Duke and the Lady of the house alone.