#Chapter 105: The Gift Basket

Tessa

Gideon had some matters to attend to at work that day—although I had a sinking feeling that he was just avoiding the awkwardness of what had happened last night, and I couldn’t even blame him—and Maisie was still resting in her room with a stomach ache, so I had the house to myself for most of that day.

I was sitting cross-legged on my bed, the ancient spellbook open in my lap, my fingers tr