ROSETTE
I had woken up panicked, thinking I was late for work again, but then I remembered I quit and immediately went back to sleep. Kross didn't give me time to start with the greenhouse. I could start whenever I wanted.
So I slept, but then a noise woke me. A shout, actually. It was Axel. I immediately threw the blanket off, racing out of my room barefoot.
When I got to the stairs, nothing could have prepared me for the sight I saw.
I hadn't known the Varkas brothers were close. They were always distant from each other and barely had conversations, so I thought they weren't close. I was wrong.
They were close—closer than I thought.
Axel raised his head from Kross’ shoulder, his eyes meeting mine and all thoughts fled my head. He… he looked miserable. His eyes were red and swo
