The full page had nothing on it except that single sentence. Angela's lips parted, yet no sound came out of her mouth. She swallowed hard and slowly turned to the next page, only to find it empty. Her chest tightened as she flipped again. Still nothing. He did not write anything after that day.
She went through every single page carefully, her fingers shaking as hope slowly faded. It was true. Kaito never wrote another word after that day, and that scared her more than the sentence itself.
"That is strange, but who knows why," Hailey shrugged, clearly confused. "Maybe he just stopped for no reason."
"Maybe he grew up and stopped writing," Seraphina suggested gently. "Some people think diaries are childish." Even as she said it, she knew Angela would not believe that.
"No, something is wrong," Angela said as she stood up with the diary clutched to her chest. She walked back to the wardrobe, slipped the photo into its place, and returned the diary exactly where she had found it. After taking a deep breath, she walked back to the bed and sat down. "Do my makeup."
Hailey began to work on her face while Seraphina tried to distract her with funny stories from the night before. Angela listened, nodded, and even forced a small smile, but her mind kept drifting back to Kaine and Kaito, to the secrets and the lies that would not leave her alone.
After forty minutes, Hailey was finally done. Taros returned with a green dress for her to change into. Angela slipped into the strapless silk dress that hugged her curves perfectly. She already knew her mates would be angry the moment they saw her wearing it, and a part of her did not care.
When she stepped out of the room, Angela ignored her friends as they begged her not to ruin the night for herself. Her face remained calm, but her heart was far from it.
"Where is Taros?" Angela asked as her eyes searched the hallway. She thought he would be waiting outside for her, but he was nowhere to be seen.
"They got called by the council," Stales said, then froze. His eyes widened as he stared at her. Alex stood beside him, looking just as stunned, completely unable to find his voice.
"Stales," Angela rolled her eyes when she noticed his expression. He had always been good at overreacting.