*Kyan* I can’t handle this party anymore. I see Aunt Daniel across the room speaking to Emory, and it seems like they’re talking about something serious or intimate, based on the way they are standing. I want to barge over, interrupt, and see what’s going on, but that’s preposterous. I never should’ve come home for this. As much as I love my aunt, this is too much. And, if I was going to come, I should’ve left Emory at the academy with Luka. It would’ve been better for him to stay there and just keep to our room all weekend than for either one of us to endure this. Despite my best efforts to dance with beautiful women, I can’t think about anyone but Emory. It’s a huge problem. Giving up on the rest of the night, I take off out of the ballroom and head down the hallway, not sure where I’

