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CHAPTER 47
~Spring's POV~
School was eventful and all, but having to come back home and see Rose every day wasn't something I looked forward to.
I had thought, more than once, of asking my parents or my brothers to let me become a boarding student in Noxshade, rather than a day student.
A fresh start, less tension at home and more in school. But I kicked against the idea. Now wasn't the time.
If it had been back then, when they didn't love me, when I was just a shadow in the corners of this house, then yeah, sure. They'd have happily sent me off, no second thoughts.
But now? Things were different. They cared. Or at least, they tried to. And Rose—ugh. Rose would try to act sweet and supportive to my parents, all while doing everything possible to keep me close… so she could make life miserable for me behind closed doors.
Rose will always be a rose, like the flower full of thorns. A name that promised beauty but always left scratches.
