As the days approached, nearing the date of the masquerade event, Camille was getting increasingly anxious. The text that she received from Michael a few nights ago didn’t help, either.

First off, what did he mean by ‘see you soon’?

Was he implying that he knew she was going to attend the masquerade event?

Or maybe he was gonna pay her a surprise visit somewhere?

It was too vague. She needed answers.

She had an internal debate with herself that night whether she should reply to him or not.

In the end, she decided not to and abided by her decision.

If she was ever going to face him at...