Zoe:
Ever since Kash told me that Iris would come with the children, I had been in a chaotic state.
I prepared the living room earlier, arranging small toys in a corner so it would look as if it were a children's space.
I had never done anything like that for any kid.
People never let their children near me because they believed I was a cursed one, a dry land who could not conceive.
My mother and I had different reasons for our behavior.
At best, we wanted to irritate Iris by interacting with her children, and my mother said they were the only heirs to his throne, so we needed to keep them close as well.
I was unsure about how I felt, not too deeply, until Amy and Colin entered the house.
The way they stared around with wide eyes, taking in every shelf, every sound, every small distraction in the room, made something move inside my chest.
I had seen children before, but only from a distance, and these two belonged to my brother.
