~TIANA’S [POV]~
I was in no mood to eat downstairs with everyone else that evening.
Thankfully, Demetri understood and didn’t try to force me after he sent a maid to fetch me. I hadn’t outright refused....I simply told her to let him know I was running a fever and couldn’t come down. So my food was brought upstairs, and I ate alone in the quiet of my room.
Even after I finished, I couldn’t bring myself to relax. Not even the softness of the mattress could coax the tension from my body. My mind remained plagued by unanswered questions that gnawed at me relentlessly.
“Screw this,” I muttered, finally giving up. I stood from the bed and left the room. Answers were what I needed, and the first step was figuring out exactly where I stood with Demetri.
I stopped the first maid I spotted. Th
