The King's Assurance

POV: First-person (Arabella)

We sit in silence, chewing our fast food, letting the heavy, suffocating reality hover in the air. The salt of the fries bites my tongue, a sharp contrast to the dull ache sitting deep in my chest. The gaming room feels too large, too quiet, despite the warm bodies of my best friends surrounding me. The bitter realization of Daphne and Luna Rossi’s calculated, long-te