Chapter 59. Aunt

CLARISA

Once again, I leaned over the balcony to see if Jason was in front, but the balcony was empty, which disappointed me. The situation was more delicate since he was put in context with the whole situation, and I feared he no longer wanted to be with me because Dove and I were involved in hundreds of problems.

The killer was still at large, though resting, having not claimed another victim, which was good, even though no one walked peacefully through the city. I didn’t want to tell Dove about it; as she was pregnant, it was more delicate to handle the issues. I didn’t want her to worry and be too upset.

The truth was that people were very dissatisfied. After Josefina’s abrupt death, things changed dramatically, and complaints increased. A victim inside the castle itself did not go unnoticed, and even my neighbors began to spread nonsense. They claimed that the king still had the curse despite overcoming his blindness, that the queen was also cursed, and her r