Chapter Thirty-Seven - Ava

The next morning we looked at two more spaces for the gallery. None of them compared to the one overlooking the Waterway. I knew as soon as we stepped into it the day before it was my place. Fletcher told our agent, and he went to finalize everything with Fletcher. He dropped me off at home so that I could help Bree with the final details of the studio. My head was in a faraway place while I worked with her. Despite the guards surrounding the house, I felt nervous about what could possibly be coming our way. The ball sounded magical. Like something, I’d never experienced in my life. I was excited but I couldn’t stop thinking about the Capellos. After Bree and I finished the room, I stood in the center of it for almost thirty minutes with tears running down my face. This was a magical life that I never expected. I couldn’t stop the feeling that someone was going to ruin it. My phone buzzed in my pocket and I pulled it out. Charlotte’s name crossed the screen and my heart stopped. R