[Lavinia's POV]
[Imperial Palace—Imperial Chamber, After Parade Night]
Now that I think about it… Doesn't the female lead of this novel have black hair and shiny black eyes?
Just like that girl in the crowd today. The one clutching her chest like her heart was trying to do cartwheels…
The one not looking at me or Papa…
But staring—completely mesmerized—at Osric.
…
....
...
"There are probably thousands of people with those features," I mumbled flatly, throwing myself back onto my bed like a heroine in a very tragic romance. "Totally normal. Completely unrelated. Definitely not the start of some slow-burn, sword-crossed love story. Nope. Not at all."
I buried my face into my pillow. Hard.
The truth?
The story probably wouldn't even start properly until I turned fifteen.
