Madeline POV
“So tonight is the night! How are you feeling?” I ask Chloe as we sit on veranda bench, watching Emma and Nico playing in the newly fallen snow. The grounds were like a postcard picture from Narnia as the snow dust covered the deep, rich wood in perfect white. This was the first time Nico had seen it and his rosy cheeks and wide eyes as he witnessed the snowflakes fluttering down like magical confetti was heart-warming. I longed to jump up and join in with his playful snowball fight but I was on strict instructions to ‘take it easy’ from Arius.
“I am feeling okay. A little nervous but that’s to be expected, I guess.” She answered honestly, smiling as Nico’s infectious laughter erupted when he managed to hit Emma point blank in the face with a snowball.
“You will be fine.
