Vivienne's POV
The note felt heavier the longer I held it. I tried to drop it, but I just couldn't bring myself to do so. I was probably exaggerating, but I hated that the note felt like it weighed a million pounds. It shouldn't have, it was just a small, folded piece of paper, but the weight of what it said pressed into my chest like a stone.
She knows.
Two words, two powerful words that would definitely break me if news got out. I didn’t even realize I’d walked into the bedroom until the door clicked shut behind me. The quiet hit me first, too soft compared to the chaos outside.
The firelight from the courtyard spilled faintly through the window, carving long, uneasy shadows across the room. I should have felt a tiny bit of comfort, considering that I'd been in here before, but it j
