Dear Dreadful Diary, Today I decided to go through my closet in the hopes of finding a gift for my lovely new suitor. I stumbled upon my old jewelry box! After digging through countless ribbons and earrings and charms I came across an old necklace with the most beautiful blood red ruby amulet!! It seemed a little tarnished but I didn’t think he’d mind. He doesn’t seem to mind much actually, at least when it comes to me. He messages me quite often and asks to see me every hour

Chapter 3 : The amulet was in the pocket of his winter coat. He found it while searching for his keys, his fingers closing around something cold and unfamiliar. It was a small bronze disc on a frayed leather cord, worn smooth around the edges. He turned it over in his palm. The inscription had almost disappeared. He could make out a few letters, then a word, then nothing. He remembered her wearing it. Or perhaps he remembered buying it for her. Who knows what he was thinking

It was good to see them. It really was. Teagan was leafing through the cocktail menu with her chin in her hand. She had bangs now. Weird. Not that bangs were a mistake for her - it was cute, if a little twee - but it surprised me to see how much it changed the shape of her face. She looked younger now than she had in college. “Okay. Do we think two pm is too early for an espresso martini?” “No one’s gonna turn you in,” Paige said. She was sitting to Teagan’s left, slung acro