Avery’s POV The night of the Gala came quickly. I had spent the last few days running ragged, performing errands for the Old Luna and trying to find time to work in the garden when I could. I hadn’t seen Gideon since the day he’d given me the key to his office. Sometimes when I walked past his room I thought I heard him walking around inside, but I didn’t have a reason to bother him. I did use his office several times though, and one time he’d left me a note on the desk. “Avery, What’s your ring size? G” Very romantic. I’d scribbled a large “5” on the paper, and the next time I’d come back, the note was gone. I took that to mean that Gideon was continuing the preparations for our wedding, but this was the strangest engagement I’d ever heard of. I felt like most couples would

