The Governor's Wife
I was leaving Rosehill—my gilded cage—and heading toward another prison with a prettier view and shinier locks.
I climbed up to the car and sat stiffly, hands folded in my lap, gaze flicking toward him.
He wasn’t like his mother. That woman whose smile could chill blood. He carried none of her rehearsed perfection, none of her sacchsarine smile. No. Nathaniel was… jolly. Loud in a subtle way. His posture casual, like none of this mattered to him. Like he didn’t have a care in the world. His eyes rarely left his phone—scrolling, tapping, laughing quietly at himself. Something I can’t decide if it’s a good thing or not.
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