Chapter 28 Katerina

• I've created a trench in my bedroom carpet from pacing back and forth. It's impossible to hold still. I'm going to leave the mansion! I'm ... going on a date with Sasha.
• What a strange thought. I'd never have predicted I'd go out with him willingly a week ago, but things have changed between us. Not drastically—but enough. The gnarled weed grown from hatred has been trimmed down to reveal the fresh, spring green beneath.
• And with enough nourishment, it might even blossom into a garden.