VALERIA

"I’m sorry, it seems... I had a dream," I said, filled with embarrassment, wiping my tears with the sleeve of my dress and standing up from the rocking chair.

"A dream?" she replies incredulously, holding a small vial in her hand. "That’s strange, because in my space, dreams are impossible."

"What? But I..."

"Here’s your friend’s medicine. It will only keep her stable for a while, but princess, the cure for that hybrid lies with her mate," she interrupts my words, filled with doubts, an