Despite the late night, I was up early the next morning because I couldn’t sleep. Mason’s words kept replaying over and over in my mind.

I got up and made my way over to the window.

Pulling the curtain aside, I glanced outside. Snow blanketed the ground and the flowers, but despite that, I still itched to go for a walk.

I dressed in the warmest clothes I could find and then snuck out of the castle as quietly as I could.

Cold air blasted me the moment I stepped out ...