Violet
The tension in the room was palpable and I felt like an intruder once again. Was this yet again going to be a deja vu where Elijah and his siblings fight and I was reduced to a helpless spectator?
The night Cassie and Elijah had a verbal spar had soured their relation to an extent and I wasn’t even sure who was coming now.
Lady Aurelia feigned being completely oblivious to Elijah’s words and looked around before muttering.
“The flowers compliment everything, right?” she asked nobody in particular. I was sure she was ignoring me so I tried not to butt in.
Elijah kept staring at her with narrowed eyes so Lady Aurelia moved her attention to Cassie with a hopeful expression.
Cassie nodded upon realizing she was supposed to fill in the awkward silence.
“Yeah, it does.”
“Do you th
