SARAPHINA’S POV

I didn't want to come to this stupid graduation party. The thought of celebrating anything when my mother could show up at any moment made my stomach churn. But Maya, Cassie, and Tessa wouldn't hear it.

"You only live once, Sara," Maya had insisted, practically dragging me toward the great hall. "Don't let some scandal we have already squashed by the way, ruin your last day here too."

So here I was, pressed against the wall in the corner with a drink I wasn't touching, ...