The next morning, I awoke slowly. The sun was bright outside my window. It must have been early yet. It seemed as if the sun’s rays were coming in strong and undeterred. Even the curtains could not dull their luminance. I felt stubborn though, and groggy from being up much of the night thinking ba
Julian must have stormed out of the room, because in the next moment, he burst into the hallway. We were face to face, our eyes meeting, both pairs widened. Was Bridget telling the truth? Did Julian truly have a crush on me? Julian wasn’t denying it. But then, he wasn’t saying much of anything a
Elva was a little shaken after the argument with Bridget, so I sat her between me and Veronica, who, when she saw the state Elva was in, began to cheer her up with small magic tricks. When Veronica made some colorful sparkles dance between her fingers, Elva finally brightened once more. Jessica sa
They’re not lies. Julian didn’t say anything after that. Though, neither did I. I just gawked at him while he stared down at his bloody mary. I wanted to ask him to go into more detail. If he could specifically tell me which of the things Bridget said weren’t lies, I wouldn’t be on such a downwa
Nicholas stood still for a long moment. Long enough for me to cough politely and then step backwards, out of Julian’s arms. Julian, noticing my distraction, followed the length of my gaze to Nicholas. Julian stepped away from me and moved out to the center of the deck. Nicholas walked further away
Hopefully Lilliana and Olivia hadn’t caused too much trouble in our absence. Although, most likely, they were just bored without Nicholas there to try to pursue. They likely had been spending their time attempting to win over the King and Queen instead. They had to know that was a fruitless endeav
The waves were choppy today, making for an unpleasant boat ride. Even a boat as big as the yacht we were on was subject to many up and down jumps. My stomach was in knots. Though, admittedly, it probably would have been even without the constant ups and downs. I had a dire feeling being out on the
“I’m okay now, really.” The brothers thankfully began to realize that their presence was stressing me. “I’ll go see if I can find something you can take for seasickness,” Nicholas said. Julian, not to be outdone, said, “I’ll find you some water.” They both made certain I was fine once more.