Margaret didn’t say much after that and left eventually before throwing her a glare, one meaningful but hard to decipher. Nonetheless, they carried on with the midnight celebration. Some labeled it as a return party, while Leal merely enjoyed it. They were throwing jokes on each other, with none getting annoyed or ticked off. It showed their closeness and the whole time, she was genuinely smiling.

The friendly atmosphere reminded her of the friends she left at the prison. She wants to free ...