Rose Pov
The first day of school jitters never seemed to go away no matter how many first days you had or how old you got. The butterflies in my belly and churning stomach always made the breakfast I had seem like a bad idea.
But it was not a terrible feeling. On the contrary, this was the excitement I craved; the excitement of betterment and moving forward with my life, becoming a master of my own path.
Because of the way my father raised me, I always thought that I would never walk a path of my choosing with any support… and now I had Cayden, Becca, and Luke in my corner while Victor rotted in a cell. Part of me wished he were free so that he could see me thrive… but the other part was glad that he was where he was, where he couldn’t do any harm at all.
“Nervous?" Cayden gripped m
