Chapter 29TERA

I still hadn’t seen Dante since morning, and for the first time all day, the suite felt like mine alone.

The silence was a luxury I could sink into, though my mind refused to stay quiet. I pulled my luggage closer and rummaged through it, finally settling on a champagne-colored gown that hugged every curve just right. Sliding it over my shoulders, I studied myself in the mirror, the soft fabric clinging in ways that made me both nervous and strangely empowered.

As I brushed ...