81 Manila envelope

Anna POV I sat down on the chair with the manila envelope in my hands. I slowly opened the manila envelope to see a small piece of parchment paper inside it. I opened the paper and my eyes flew open in surprise when I read what was written on it. The letter fell from my hands onto the ground and my face turned white almost transparent. I slowly brought my knees to my chest and began to tremble as I stared down at the parchment paper in shock. I wrapped my hands tightly on my legs and closed my eyes to prevent myself from reading the words again. Just then, I heard the sound of carriage riding inside the castle and I shook my head in fear. ..... Aiden POV When I arrived at the castle, I stepped down to notice a small figure being curled like a ball. My face morphed with confusion as I recognize the figure to be Anna. Why was she hugging herself like that? Without wasting much time, I raced towards her and sat down next to her. “Anna...” I called out but she refused to look up a