Chapter 41:

JUNIPER.

Oh, when Astrid asked if I knew the sender, I definitely knew the first person that came to mind, her nickname might sound cool, but once it gets too much, it starts to bore.

Which is why the moment that Astrid told me all about the sender, I had to rush here, I won’t be timid, I will let her know now.

I push open the door of her room immediately, the familiar smell of lavender hitting my nostrils. She’s behind her make-up table, her hands clutching a cigar.

“Can’t you knock?” Her voice is hard, but when she sees me in the reflection of her mirror, her lips curve into a smirk, and she turns to look at me.

“Cleo.” I glare hardly at her, not knowing where this new formed energy has arisen from.

“Juni dear, does it hurt? You know, because you only let those that are close to you call you Juni.” She throws the cigar to the floor and crushes it with the hoof of her boot.

My chest is still rising angrily. “You knew it was me.” All along, she knew I was the one, yet she didn’t confr