KATHERINE POV
I had fun with the girls. I really did. We spent the night soaking in the hot springs, the steaming waters wrapping around us like silk, while a literal aurora borealis shimmered above our heads like some celestial miracle. I was snacking on my mates’ stash of goodies—because of course my personal chef aka mate packed my favorite things—while we giggled under the northern lights like teenagers at a sleepover.
We watched a couple of movies on the portable projector—one of them made us cry, the other had us in stitches. We laughed, wiped tears, gossiped about everything and nothing, and maybe overshared just a little.
At one point, Rachele, Rebecca, and Marley practically turned into detectives, interrogating Tessa and me like we were hiding state secrets. They wanted to kno
