Otherwise—

Anastasia's body tensed and her pulse skittered. Aed Ruad did not come and instead sent his mother to attend the meeting. 

She was wearing yellow silk trousers with a black long tunic. Her black-feathered wings were half-open and she carried them proudly as if trying to show her superiority to everyone. 

Etaya walked in the meeting chamber and her gaze locked with Anastasia's. Her expressions darkened when her eyes went to Anastasia's white wings that looked… ethereal. Jealousy flared. She looked as if she would kill Anastasia through the air. Her fists closed until her knuckles were white. Her lips moved as if she was going to chant a spell. 

"Don't even think of casting a spell, Etaya," warned Adrianna in a very cold, ominous voice. "For if you do, the binding spell around this chamber is going to kill you in ten minutes."