LOGINBACK TO PRESENT Aurelia's pov As I closed the diary, a knock was heard.. I sighed and got up.. When I opened the door, it was Theo.. He was fully dressed as if he is ready to leave.. "Hey... Good morning.. " I smiled at him, stepping away so he could enter.. "Good morning.. Are you leavi
She’s not done. She’s just starting. Herman, blissfully unaware of the undercurrent, handed Silea a glass of champagne. She accepted it with a practiced elegance, and Aurelia’s skin prickled at the casual intimacy of the exchange. When Silea adjusted his tie slightly as he lifted the glass in a toa
The music had swelled again after the brief silence Silea’s entrance had cast, but it felt thinner somehow, hollowed of its warmth. Guests resumed their chatter, but Aurelia noticed the small pauses, the slight tightening of shoulders, the way some whispered glances trailed the newcomer like shadows
Aurelia's pov I couldn't help but let out a laugh.. In my previous life, just because I had told dad about my feelings towards Owen, he announced our engagement. But this time I didn't tell him.. And because of that, it wasn't dad who did the announcement.. It is Owen... Because this was his pla
The night breeze still lingered against Aurelia’s skin when they finally turned back toward the grand double doors of the Ambrose estate. Her fingers brushed the ruby locket at her throat — warm still, as though echoing the heartbeat that refused to slow. Theo walked beside her, silent. Neither spok
Aurelia’s heart plummeted. The night seemed to close in around her, the air too thick to breathe. “No…” she whispered, shaking her head. “No, no, that can’t— She wrote to me once. Right after you left. She said she missed me. She said she’d send me sweets again when I came to visit.” Theo gave a sm







