I take off my dress to change into my pajamas. My tummy clench at the sight of red marks all over my neck and my chest. I can almost feel his mouth on my skin. Just after I step out of my closet, I hear a soft tapping on my window. Selene! She's holding onto the window frame outside, grinning in through the window. I rush over and open the window for her. "That's very polite of you. Caspian never knocks, he just barges in whenever he wants," I inform her. Selene giggles softly. "I'm guessing he does that a lot," she teases me as she steps into my room. I can feel my face turning red. "It's not that I'm not glad to see you, but what are you doing here?" "I know how upset you were. I just want to see how you're doing," she says as she looks around my room. "Thanks, Selene, but I'm okay…" "Livana, you don't have to pretend with me. I know how you feel. I know what Vivian is up to." "I thought you and Vivian were friends," I ask her. Selene sighs and plonks herself on
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