Chapter 40

Tessa and I stayed in my bedroom until well in the afternoon. One of the servants brought the dinner cart, leaving us in silence.

We talked about many things, all in our hushed tones. Beta Garrett had taken up temporary residency in Magnus’s old bedroom, a fact that didn’t sit right with me. I didn’t like how easily Magnus was replaced. It was easy for everyone else; he was just a faceless bodygua