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Chapter 16: Exhaustion

Author: Jayne
last update publish date: 2026-05-31 14:54:29

LENA

The words hit exactly where they were meant to.

The hall had gone quiet enough that I could hear the crackle of candlelight from the chandeliers overhead. A dozen faces turned in my direction, some uncomfortable, others openly curious, all waiting to see what would happen next.

I hated that familiar feeling. The one that crept beneath my skin whenever I became the center of a room.

Back in the Ashford estate, moments like this always ended the same way. People laughed, Cara smiled and Sele
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