Torn Between Worlds

Stella

I step out of the fragrant bath, tendrils of hot steam curling up around me. My skin is flushed pink from the hot water, but I feel more relaxed than I have in a long time.

Except, there’s the fact that Cornelius’s proposal is still whirling around my head.

Vance rises up out of the water after me and wraps a towel around his waist. He hasn’t said much about it yet, and I think he’s been pr