The lovely white dress I was wearing was [i]so[/i] not my style.

I bit my lip as I sat in a chair in the entrance hall, waiting for my visitors. Despite Vivian's desire to become a lawyer, I was not particularly fond of the people - I'd always felt as if they were trying to trick me into giving them something I wasn't even thinking about. Unfortunately, this time, they were necessary - as soon as I had control of my inheritance, I could avoid whatever unpleasant duties I wanted. The question was what I would do instead.

Vivian was at school. Amanda was leaving. I would be all alone, aside from my servants... and the necklace waiting in my vault, possessed by some malevolent entity, ready to ruin my life anew the moment I got too close. All it would take was a single mistake. I would lose everything.

I took a few long, deep breaths. I was getting carried away - the scenarios I envisioned were just in my head. Focus on the present; don't let far-fetched worries sink in their roots. The lawyers were a very real frustration I was about to have to deal with; I couldn't afford to be distracted by things that weren't, and probably never would be.