Inside, she prayed desperately for God, fate, the universe, anyone, to interrupt this moment.
To save her before she broke and told Juliana everything.
And for once… it seemed the heavens listened.
The closet door flew open without warning.
"Hey, baby!"
Kiera's voice burst into the room, bright and unapologetically loud, cutting through the suffocating tension like a blade through silk.
Raya flinched.
This is the first time she appreciates Kiera presence.
Juliana straightened immediately, surprise flickering across her face before she masked it with a polite smile. Raya's heart was still pounding violently in her chest, but she forced herself to breathe, to look normal, to look like nothing had almost shattered.
Kiera Donovan, Seraphina's best friend since childhood.
