A COURT OF PAIN AND SORROW (ACOTAR FANFIC)

Father and daughter

The bath had become lukewarm since Verna Tansmia had gotten into it. She liked the water. She wanted it to wash away.
Her sins.
She wanted to wash away what she had done with Nyx. It was a sin and deep down she knew it was wrong the moment that they had done it. But she was tired and could not see rightly in the candle light—no she would not make that excuse. What she did was with her own free will. She liked it. Heck, if she was honest. . . she would do it again. Even though she knew that once people knew that there would be punishment for the both of them. Verna slowly went into the deep water, letting it kiss at her neck and then her face. Gentle and sweet. Just like Nyx had been. She was a virgin off course, she had never had a chance to sleep with someone. Her father was all ways watching. It was not how she imagined her first time to be, she thought it would be on her wedding night and it was be rushed and that it would hurt. Someone trying to claim her. Someone trying to breed her blood into their line. Of course, it did hurt. Nyx had tried to make sure it would not, he was gentle. Even though she did indeed bleed afterwards and she had tears in her eyes, Nyx had made sure that was fine throughout it all.
And no one knew. Unless Nyx or Verna told anyone. And well, Verna had no one to tell. Perhaps, she thought, I might tell Circe. Yes. She could tell Circe. Even though the High Pristess probably knew. She could probably smell it on Verna. The difference in her scent. Circe, her sweet friend was back. Perhaps She was Verna's only friend. And Verna was pretty sure that Nyx would not tell anyone. He might tell Lilith, but Verna knew that Nyx told Lilith everything and Lilith told Nyx everything.

***

"You what!?" Lilith yelled hitting her hands on her legs. "You did what? With who?"

"You act like sex before marriage is a sin." Nyx said sighing. "And you cannot tell mother or father."

"No shit." Lilith moaned. "But Nyx. . .you slept with Verna. In a different court."

"So if I fucked her here?" Nyx raised an dark eyebrow.

"That's not what I mean Nyx and you know it. I promise that I will keep my mouth shut." Lilith whispered. "But you must promise me not to do it again. And to tell Savanna."

"I'm not with Savanna she does not need to know." Nyx said crossing his arms.

"Anna. . . ." Lilith whispered. "Savanna, if we like it or not will be your wife."

"But not my mate."

"You say that like you have meet your mate." Lilith said. "Even if a poor female was cursed with the mating bond with you, what makes you think she would want you? Wait. . .you know who your mate is?"

"Yes."

"Who!?" Lilith said jumping up from off the side of the bed. "No!"

***

"You seem nice a warm." Verna Tansmia said to the female who sat on the sofa sideways. A book in her hands. The fireplace roaring beside her. "Nice book?"

"I suppose." The dragon replied. "Not enough smut."

Verna smirked, "oh no. Whatever shall you do?"

"Image it." The dragon said closing her book. "By the way Circe talked about you in Re'en, I half imaged you to be ten foot tall and have at least have two heads and yet. . .you seem. . .normal. Or well as normal as one of Tamlins kin can be."