Jasmine's POV
The evening felt endless, like being trapped in a waking nightmare that wouldn't release its grip. Jayden appearing as the CEO, staring at me without recognition in those familiar blue eyes. Lina concealing her relationship with Palmer, a man who shouldn't even know we existed according to Aunt Naia's memory spell.
My heart hung by a thread, ready to shatter completely with one more devastating revelation.
I returned from the party feeling hollow and exhausted.
The front door closed behind me with a soft click as I moved through the hallway, my bare feet silent against the plush carpet. I needed to see my children, to find some peace in their innocent slumber after the storm I'd just weathered.
Their bedroom door opened with the faintest whisper.
