Table for Two

DAPHNE

The clinking of plates and the hum of voices in the kitchen echoed faintly through the halls. I sat in my room, staring at the untouched book in my lap. I couldn’t focus on the words, not when my thoughts were such a chaotic mess. The scandal, the pictures, the videos—everything was spiraling out of control.

A soft knock at the door pulled me from my haze. I glanced up as one of the maids p