Moana
As soon as Edrick and I stepped out of the fountain with our clothes dripping wet, we came face-to-face with Verona. Her eyes were wide open and her mouth hung agape, making me wonder just how much she saw of that entire interaction. She hadn’t been there the whole time, had she? Even just thinking about her seeing our kiss made my heart race.
All at once, Edrick and I both began to stutter out an explanation for ourselves — but Verona only held up her hand and shook her head.
“I don’t need any explanations,” she said with a slight chuckle. “Come with me. Let’s get you both some dry clothes.”
Edrick and I shot each other a glance before following Verona, who almost seemed to be hiding a bit of a smirk as she led us across the garden and into a colonnade. We entered the mansion th
