Trishal’s POV Sleepless nights were already becoming a norm and insomnia my new friend. I read a book throughout most of the night and watched a movie too, while waiting for dawn to break. I stood up at one point to rummage through the kitchen as my custom had been lately, snacking there a bit on the counter. Then I went back upstairs. I wished Neymar had stayed the night, but who was I before a wolf in heat? I smiled to myself, thinking of what her response would be when I said it to her face. I heard the entrance door open and close, then the familiar thud of footsteps on the stairs. The last door of the room on the far east wing of the castle opened and closed softly. A room I've never entered, either by curiosity or by chance. I got back to thinking, the occupant of that room wa

