The Rejected True Heiress
“We used to be friends. And honestly, at the banquet, I felt closer to you than I have in ages. Sometimes, I think if Bianca weren’t in the picture, we could all be friends. You, me, Liora. Mia, too.”
I didn’t know how to respond to that, even if a small part of me knew he was right. Zane hopped down, dropping to a crouch in front of me, and handed me the artifact. It was smooth and cool in my palm. I couldn’t help but want to do the same thing he’d done, and I lifted it, peering through the hole.
The forest narrowed to that small opening, and I took a moment to look around, admiring the way the snow-dusted ground seemed almost brighter through the stone.