Tessa's POV It’s been just about 9 months since I was forced out of the castle. 9 months without hearing Callie’s voice. 9 months without seeing that beautiful smile. 9 months of ignoring her phone calls and text messages. 9 months of living in this apartment all by myself. I can’t get Callie off my mind. I keep replaying that day that she admitted her feelings for me. I keep thinking about her smile, the way her hair fell around her face and her contagious laugh. Everyday seemed to pass slower. I was ordered, by Queen Melissa, not to have any contact with Callie and pretend that she didn’t even exist. I was to leave without a word, except the note that Melissa and Clara had made me write. How the hell was I supposed to do that? Why was I even listening to her? She never really gave me

