Tessa’s POV
“So tell me something, Tessa,” Tristan began, clearing his throat. “I’ve been gone for three days, and I’m sure there’s a lot I must have missed. Has anything special happened since my absence?”
I paused for a bit as I tried to recollect the events of the past three days, which, in truth, have been some of the most overwhelming days of my life.
“Since you saved me from Elijah’s wrath and warned the whole school about trying to mess with me, my fortunes have changed, and it’s been insane for me ever since then.”
“Insane?” Tristan asked, his eyebrows raised as he stared at me, waiting for me to explain further.
“All my life I’ve gotten used to being the wallflower, the one nobody sees even in a room of ten, and I’ve grown quite accustomed to that, and I never did complai
