Chapter 15

SERAPHINA

Two days before the supposed party—even though I'd not been informed by anyone but heard it from eavesdropping—I sat on my bed staring at nothing.

The air in my room felt heavy, thick with the quiet that followed days without seeing Leone. I almost convinced myself that maybe—just maybe—he had finally grown tired of me.

My heart, body, and soul have known peace since the unusual silence. And this was part where I smiled all through because my ...