Chapter 28: There Are No Permanent Rivals in Love

Word that I had come back from Yanos spread quickly through the little village. A few bold souls even joked, asking if I had returned to attend Ashley Shaw and Casper Moore's wedding. I managed a smile and said, "As long as they invite me, I'll go." I shut myself in my room for a full week. I hardly set foot outside. Aside from a few brief exchanges with my parents at mealtimes, I kept my door closed and my mouth shut, lying on the bed and staring into space. My parents worried themselves sick,...