LORELAI

“Check.” Anetta grinned, and I rolled my eyes, looking over the courtyard we were playing chess in out the back of the mansion.

I sucked at chess, and I didn’t care for it. Anetta made me play it all the time, and she always won, so I didn’t see why I had to keep suffering just to boost her ego.

Her grin was wide as she waited for me to make my move. I looked over the board, finding a piece that could make a move without being stolen, then leaned back in my chair.

Everything this side of the mansion was boxed in by trees and foliage that...