Cleo Yates POV
We made it back to the palace with just over an hour to spare before the party started. Mars’ sisters left me at the door and we each went to our own rooms to get ready. I ran up the stairs towards our room hoping that Mars would be there and I could get a few minutes alone with him before the party. I was disappointed when I opened the door to our room to find it empty. By the rate at which his scent was disappearing from the room I could tell he hadn’t been here for hours.
I sighed as I closed the door behind me. I was about to start getting changed when I noticed something on the pillow at my side of the bed. I walked over to the bed and picked it up. It was an envelope. Inside the envelope there was a diamond necklace cut into the shape of a heart on a white gold chai
