“I see you’ve finally grown sensible.” Geoffrey’s statement rang in Seraphina’s ears as she drove up the Crosses’ driveway. The wheels felt smooth under her hands. A faint smile was on her face as she thought of her father’s hypocrisy. Everything that once belonged to her mother was now under the control of her father and his family. Since Helena had decided that all good things belonged to her and her daughter, even a car was a luxury not to be wasted on Seraphina. But today, as they were sending her to the lion’s den, so to speak, all the cars that were always unavailable when Seraphina wanted to go out were now free. Seraphina didn’t care that guards didn’t follow her the way they always trailed Vivian. She loved the freedom of not having to worry about them spying on her for Hel

