*Cora’s POV*
The crushed stone path crunches under my navy-blue pumps as I am led to a pair of wooden doors at the main entrance of the castle. Butlers and maids stand side by side in formal greeting, all dressed in black and white. The marble floors sparkle as they reflect the extravagant crystal chandeliers overhead, who in return cast hundreds or thousands of tiny rainbows throughout the lobby. I nod awkwardly as I am guided past the line of people beside me, nodding is pointless, their eyes cast down toward the floor in submission.
“Follow me Miss Duntsch, I will show you to your room,” Cedric announces softly from behind me. He passes to escort me up the long, wide and curved stairs. Placing my hand on the perfectly carved marble rail, I feel goosebumps run up my arm in response
