~Stella~
I stepped out of The Palace Hotel lobby with mixed emotions. Every arrangement had been made and perfected yet I couldn't feel at ease until the last puzzle was fixed.
With slow, steady steps I took to the road. At this moment, I needed this short stroll to ease the tension while the fierce countenance of someone in control was peeled away and strewn out into the street.
At this moment, I was just the useless, helpless, and embarrassing daughter of the Norton family.
A lie I had lived and had come to love so much over the years …hopefully tonight, it would be my winning ticket against Phina.
A few meters away from the hotel, a car swiftly pulled up, rightly blocking my path. My lips parted to curse the reckless driver, but the door slid open slowly.
My breath caught, my pulse quickened, my brain spun with calculations, my gaze swept the area for the possible means of escape.
