TIARA THORNELLS
"I'm really sorry, Tiara," Railee said, her tone more serious. "He asked me if he could talk to you. He said he just wanted a moment, to speak with you. But don’t worry... no one saw us. I made sure of that."
She glanced around once more, double-checking that we were alone. "I’ll leave you two here. I’ll be the lookout in case someone comes."
Without waiting for my reply, she turned and walked away, slipping silently away in the tulip garden.
My entire attention was fixed on Randolf.
He was standing just a few feet away from me, motionless, his eyes locked onto mine.
He didn’t speak right away. Instead, he just looked at me, as if seeing me after a long, relentless winter. His eyes traced my face, not in a way that felt invasive, but as if he was memorizing something
