The next morning, Clara arrived with a message along with breakfast: Lady Helena expected Lyanna in the library for the lessons. Azrael wanted Lyanna's education in vampire politics to resume.
She wasn't sure whether to feel relieved or sick. Her first lesson with Helena was brutal. But it was still better than the suffocating silence of her chambers.
When Lyanna arrived at the library, she saw Helena already waiting, sitting behind a desk.
"Sit." Helena said without any greeting, gesturing to the chair opposite her.
Lyanna sat, trying to calm her racing heart and focus on Helena. But her mind kept replaying last evening's assembly scene again and again.
"You're distracted." Helena noted.
"I'm fine." Lyanna lied.
