A Birthday Decision
Liza Voss stared at Julian D'Aurelius, puzzled, her dark eyes clouded with uncertainty. Though quiet, the look held questions he couldn't answer just yet.
Funny how the boy thought she'd switch sides. Young Master Julian never saw that coming - her standing firm, not swayed by his offer. Quiet moments passed. Then a smile flickered across her lips, cold but knowing.
Might such a thing ever happen at all?
A silence held her for what felt like ages. Around them, the room sat in an odd hush - only the whisper of cool air pushing through vents, pages shifting slightly under still fingers, city sounds muffled behind thick panes far off.
Backward her thoughts slipped.
From the moment her ears caught Julian's unspoken words, digging into the D'Aurelius family slipped into her days like a slow shadow. She moved without noise, piece by piece uncovering what hid behind their polished doors.
