The next day dawned brighter, but Chloe’s mood was anything but light. After the argument with Starry, she’d resolved to avoid him for as long as possible. Staying in her room was tempting, but the mansion was too vast to let herself remain cooped up. She needed a distraction.
As she wandered through the long, pristine halls, her eyes caught sight of a double door at the far end of the corridor. Intrigued, she walked toward it, her footsteps echoing softly on the marble floor.
The moment she opened the doors, Chloe froze. Her jaw nearly dropped as she stepped inside the most magnificent library she’d ever seen.
It was massive. Shelves upon shelves stretched from floor to ceiling, with intricate ladders attached for reaching the highest books. There were polished wooden tables arranged n
