_Author's POV_
Celeste was almost at the front gate when Elvira burst out of nowhere and opened her mouth.
She should have kept it closed.
Everyone in that garden had just watched Celeste dismantle Kaelen with nothing but words and a steady voice and a very accurate memory. The reasonable response was silence. The reasonable response was to let the woman leave and then spend a quiet evening reflecting on the series of choices that had led to this point.
Elvira was not interested in the reasonable response.
"She should be apologizing to us," Elvira said, loudly enough to carry across the garden to where Celeste had paused at the entrance. "Rowena. She should come here herself and apologize to this family for the embarrassment she's caused. Get on her knees if necessary."
