Velvet & Dagger Chapter 6: The Lion’s Mouth

By steamystoriesbysarahstormverified

The Lion’s Mouth Three weeks after Lorenzo rode to war, Isabella is summoned by her cousin Alvise of the Council of Ten. An anonymous letter in the Lion’s Mouth describes the garden in damning detail. Confine yourself. Never see him again. Or the Ten will ruin you. She has until the new moon. Isabella stands at the window facing south, furious, and waits for him to come home so they can burn the cage. On a muddy field far away, Lorenzo looks toward Venice and feels the net closing.