Tracy's POv I smiled at her in return, and we both remained silent until we arrived at the mall. We spent the next few hours, moving through all the jewelry stores at the mall, and with every single one we went into, Cassandra seemed to be losing her cool more and more, snapping at the slightest of things. She seemed like an entirely different person, or maybe she's just stressed over getting the perfect gift for Queen Esmeralda. I was tempted to ask her what the issue was, but a part of me felt like I'll be over stepping. I've only known her for a few days. “Does Queen Esmeralda like emeralds by any chance?” I ask, as I noticed a sin neck piece with an emerald colored stone as its pendant. At a corner in one of the jewelry stores we visited Cassandra's eyes widened with realization

