CHAPTER 23
THE
MARA'S POV
The warm golden rays of the morning sunlight poured on my face through the open window and my eyes fluttered open. I turned to the window, watching the cool, gentle breeze billowed my curtains, causing them to sway in rythm to the mornings whisper. Birds tweeted and chirped, filling the morning air with the soft flutter of their wings.
For the first time in a long while, I felt calm. My mother and brother weren't home so there was no chaos, no noisy rock music blasting through the music and no one forcing me to go do the chores. There was only… peace.
I sighed, turning to my phone just as it chimed with a message alert. I lifted the screen to my face, smiling when I saw it was from Kurt. I tapped on it. “Don’t forget our date today, 11 a.m.” He even added a
