The sun hung lazily in the sky as the island bathed in the warmth of the morning, its visitors relishing its soothing embrace. Ziana, however, found herself far from calm. She paced back and forth in her room, her mind a whirlwind of thoughts. Ivan's words had shaken her awake completely, and Zayden's departure had left her with a maelstrom of mixed emotions. The impending arrival of her friends, Jackson and Karina, only added an extra layer of complexity to her thoughts.
After the incident during the engagement that night, she was unprepared to face anyone. Though Zayden had valiantly saved her from Karina's foul play, it had also ignited a hotbed of gossip within the college circles, and she had no intention of fanning those flames.