Seraphina hadn’t left her room all morning.

Her mother had tried petting her to get out of her room, bribing her with breakfast, but she had no appetite.

Sleep had been completely restless and full of thoughts of Vnox— the way he didn't trust her to handle her own life, his betrayal, his goddamn control...

And the fact that, even after all this, she still felt drawn to him.

But she needed space.

She really needed to breathe without him going over her every move.

Just when she had ...