BELLADONNA

Dinner with Papa was more exciting than I thought it would be. As we ate and chatted, I didn't remember why I was so tense.

Papa and I haven't chatted like that in so long. Our talks were always short and about business.

I climbed up the stairs as I went to the restroom, my head light and clear. Today has been really draining, so ending it this way wouldn't be so bad.

Just as I was about to enter one of the nearest restrooms, a door opened behind me. I turned and my heart missed a beat.

Medea was just stepping out from a room, a robe wrapped...