_Lisa's POV_
The morning air was cool and fresh, the kind that made me feel a little more awake than usual. I stood on the front steps of the Frostbane mansion. I was still unsure if I was really doing this.
Shopping.
It sounded silly, but after everything I had been through, going out into town for something as simple as buying clothes felt... strange and foreign.
Alexandra stood beside me. She was cheerful as ever, twirling the keys around her fingers. “Come on, Lisa. You need clothes, don’t you?” she said, smiling brightly. “Unless you want to keep borrowing mine forever.”
I gave her a small smile. “I guess not.”
“Then let’s go,” she said and looped her arm through mine like we were best friends already.
The ride into town was smooth. The roads were lined with trees and open fiel
