Chapter 25

NADINE

I hardly had a chance to ring the bell when the door flew open, letting me see Tessa's smiley, exuberant face.

"There you are!" she exclaimed, clapping my hand into her palm and ushering me in. "We were waiting for you."

I chuckled softly, struggling to toe off my shoes before being pulled towards her bedroom. The air was filled with the smell of vanilla and something saccharine, and the co