It took more than a week for my heart to ease into calmness following my departure from the Von Lykaner Family's palace in Ruslan. Everymorning that came before today, I would find myself waking up and feeling my chest immediately tighten to the sadness I felt. I would wake up with dried tears around my eyes and a slightly wet pillow because I would be crying in my sleep. I couldn't stop myself from feeling depressed even though I had made the decision to break up with Ven myself. I couldn't help but wonder how he felt since I hadn't seen him in over a week.
This morning, I woke up to the very familiar room and a sense of unease immediately came over me. But, when I raised my head off the pillow and looked about to make sure that I really was in my old bedroom back in Roseland, my fast be
