Tessa's POV:
It’s been a month since everything with Summer went down, and yet, I still feel the echoes of that chaos. Like the scent of rain after a storm, faint, but always there. Things have been... peaceful lately. Strangely so. The kind of peace that makes you pause, like the castle itself is holding its breath.
Today was one of those rare warm, golden days. I was curled up cross-legged in my room, basking in the comfort of laughter and idle chatter.
My maids flitted around busy with brushes and ribbons,while Olivia sat beside me, her presence a confort I hadn't expected.
Strange how someone who used to intimidate me now feels like a sister. Maybe more than that... a friend. My best friend, even.
Sunlight poured lazily through the windows, casting lace-like shadows on the floor
