16. Sera Bloom

Uncomfortable.

That was the only word that circled around Aurora's head as she sat there with her dainty tea cup across from Empress Sera, stiff as a statue.

Her head was in a whirl world of thoughts, a mess of scenarios and jumbled assumptions while all Sera did was sip her tea in silence. Because for Aurora she could not believe where she was, or who she was with.

I'm here, with the Empress. Empress Sera. Not just any Empress, but Tesarius's Empress. His legal wife.

I'm having tea with my lover's legal wife.

What on earth am I doing?

With her cup midway to her lips, Aurora discreetly glanced at her left, taking a sneak peak at the refined lady before her. And just like that, she was awestruck.