JUNE;
The night air wrapped around me the moment I stepped onto the balcony, cool and soft against my skin.
I hadn’t even known this place existed until earlier in the day when I ran out of Ronan’s room, the younger maid stood there with a mopstick in hand, door open.
And now, I felt stuck being inside my bedroom and wanted fresh air at all costs. I remembered the door I had seen earlier, the one at the far end of the hallway that I had assumed led to another bedroom.
I pushed the door gently and it opened instead into this quiet escape, overlooking the city and everything beyond it.
I pulled my cream-colored robe tighter around myself before easing into the swing chair. It dipped slightly under my weight, swaying gently as my feet lifted off the floor.
The motion was slow, soothi
