June

And just like that, we’re in front of the Grande Estate.

The team Natalya demanded I bring practically melt the second they step out of the car.

"Oh my God, is this real?"

"It looks like a damn palace."

"Who lives like this?!"

Their voices clash in the air, bright, bubbly, excited.

I hear every word, but none of it actually reaches me, because my head is somewhere else entirely.

I’m still wondering how I’m supposed to tell Hermes that I might be pregnant.

I haven't even taken ...