MILA
The necklace was now out of my possession. It was all up to Felix now to find it and call off the search. I was just grateful no one had seen me–there would have been a lot of explaining to do if I was caught messing around with the Prince’s belongings.
I felt as though a weight had been lifted from me. The hollow in my chest felt strangely empty for the first time in days. A part of me missed that warm glow of the stone, but the overwhelming relief surpassed whatever part of me felt comfort from the necklace.
I made my way back out of the coat closet, exhaling heavily. It was gone, it was done, and I was free of all this trouble at last. I could go back to Samara’s and earn my money and hopefully never have to deal with any of these royals again–
My thoughts were interrupted by
