Azphira Tales

The one-week restraining order worked perfectly. Cassius, acting like a man who committed a crime, declared he would accept every word Sierra said. His behavior annoyed her, but she had no choice. She bought herself a week of time. During those seven days, she intended to find out exactly what happened to him. I must discover what changed him so much. Contacting Cassius now was the worst possible move. He would only repeat four things: regret, apologies, guilt, and kneeling.

Five years passed since Sierra moved to this quiet village to raise Hanael, her sister's daughter. Today was no different. Sierra walked toward the nursery to pick the girl up, but an odd sensation hung in the air. First, the weather. A bitter wind howled, and the sky turned a bruised purple. Thunder threatened to break at any moment. [Sierra] "The weather looks grim......" Bad weather happened often in the countryside. Sierra arched an eyebrow and kept walking. Then, a stran

Years ago, a one-night stand ended. Now, that man returns as a Duke. Cassius Ideos claims he regrets abandoning Sierra. What is he talking about? We ended things cleanly. Why the regret? To make matters worse, he looks at her sister’s daughter—the child she raised—and reaches a bizarre conclusion. "I never knew. I never imagined you raised our child alone." What is going on? Just then, her niece hides behind her back and sticks out her tongue at the Duke. "I hate you, bad mis