Vivienne’s POV
The ringtone that yanked me out of sleep was so loud it could’ve raised the dead.
“Jesus Christ!” I jerked upright as my phone slipped from my hand and thudded against the duvet.
I blinked, dazed, realizing I had fallen asleep holding it last night.
For a second, it was as if I had no idea where I was as my brain was still rebooting.
Right. The mansion. My new “home"—I thought to myself as I finally gained consciousness.
My phone rang again beside me, and my mother's name flashed on the screen.
"Of course." I said to myself with a sigh.
“Morning, Mom.” I mumbled half-asleep.
“Vivienne Telaris Hart, you’re getting married and you didn’t think to tell me?” She snapped before I could breathe, and that woke me up fully.
“What?” I croaked, running a hand through my mes
