Chapter 126

Bria’s POV

I traced the small stones lining the sleeve of my dress with a trembling finger, my stomach twisting into knots. There were exactly twenty-five stones. I knew because I’d counted them five times already, a telltale sign that I was nervous. Counting was something that I used to do whenever I felt overwhelmed and more often than not, it always succeeded in calming me down but this time, m