Riley sat in her small apartment, the morning light streaming through the curtains. The phone call she had received just moments ago echoed in her mind, the voice on the other end warm but formal.
“Miss Daemons, we’re pleased to inform you that the next recruitment session for the convent will take place next month. We’ll send you further details soon. Have a blessed day.”
She set the phone down, her hands trembling slightly. It wasn’t that she hadn’t been expecting the call. She had submitted her interest months ago, back when she was at her lowest, unsure of what to do with her life. But so much had changed since then.
Sam and Alistair had happened. The holidays had given her a taste of something she hadn’t known she was missing—family, love, and a sense of belonging. Yet, now that Sa
