Lucille

Yesterday upon my arrival, Roman was riled, even ruthless in his admonishment of my behavior. I’d disobeyed the family’s order to stay in Monovia. I’d pointed out that the chief minister was not the family. If Roman wanted me to stay at Annabella Castle, then he could have called me. I knew I was playing with fire. It seemed the more I was left to my own devices, the more I pushed.

I wanted a reaction.

Even fire was ...