Molly
We stopped at the café one last time for breakfast before leaving Whispering Pine. Bitter-sweet doesn’t even begin to cover it. Bitter because I’ve had so much fun there, sweet because I can’t wait to see Charles’ pack, to finally step into this other world he’s promised me.
I settle my face against the cold glass of the car window as we leave the café, watching the snowflakes blur into streaks as they slide past. The world outside is white and sparkling. Beautiful, yes, but it makes the pit in my stomach twist tighter. Excited and anxious. Life as I know it is about to get absolutely insane. I’m about to step into a world I never even imagined, and somehow, I get to do it with him. With Charles.
From the rearview mirror, I see Lily already asleep, Snow curled up next to her, a li
