Dreaded wedding

Dahlia went to bed that night, turning and tossing, unable to sleep. She knew that once she woke up, she would face what she dreaded most at that moment, and that would be marrying that man. She wished he would just die.

She finally got up when she heard a knock on the door, she had sent a maid to get her blood tea mixed with sleeping herbs. She didn't care if it was going to make her sleepy the next day, it would even be better. If she was going to really end up marrying that man, it was better she did so while knocked off.

The maid entered, dressed in the usual Valenn's maid's uniform, carrying the cup of tea. She came to the bed and gave it to Dahlia.

"The tea, my lady."

"Thank you. Did you remember to include the sleeping herb?"

The maid shook her head. "No my lady."

Dahlia frowned, believing that the maid did that to keep her from sleeping through the wedding. "Why would you disobey?"

The maid placed both hands on her bed, and her gaze narrowed suspiciously. She instinctively mov