Chapter 52 The Frost-Ferns
Riley's POV
I woke to the sound of the kettle singing before the water had boiled.
For several seconds, I lay beneath my blanket in the tiny room above the shop and listened to the faint, wavering notes drifting up through the floorboards. The kettle had always been opinionated, but it had never d...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 The Potion That Went Purple
2. Chapter 2 The Customer Who Hasn’t Arrived Yet
3. Chapter 3 The Fae Who Hated My Tea
4. Chapter 4 What The Coin Buys
5. Chapter 5 A Crush You Can't Un-brew
6. Chapter 6 One Chair, Two Stubborn People
7. Chapter 7 Two Coins Don't Lie
8. Chapter 8 The Partner I Didn’t Choose
9. Chapter 9 The Potion That Fought Back
10. Chapter 10 He Remembered
11. Chapter 11 The Shop by the Quad
12. Chapter 12 Three Pastries, One Argument
13. Chapter 13 Everyone Honest, Nobody Ready
14. Chapter 14 Someone's Asking
15. Chapter 15 The Notes in the Margins
16. Chapter 16 Rain at Silverbrook
17. Chapter 17 The Groundskeeper Knows
18. Chapter 18 A Shop Full of Feelings
19. Chapter 19 Charlie Breathes Fire
20. Chapter 20 The Fae Who Stayed
21. Chapter 21 A Walk Through Mistwood
22. Chapter 22 The Bookshop Cat Has Chosen
23. Chapter 23 The Invitation
24. Chapter 24 Something Almost Comfortable
25. Chapter 25 What He Couldn't Say
26. Chapter 26 The Fae Problem Gets Worse
27. Chapter 27 Saved Seat
28. Chapter 28 The Weight of a Favor
29. Chapter 29 Partner Again
30. Chapter 30 The Portion After The Dark
31. Chapter 31 A Fae’s Favorite Book
32. Chapter 32 Violet Blake
33. Chapter 33 The Princess at My Counter
34. Chapter 34 Three People and Too Much Tea
35. Chapter 35 The Greenhouse Problem
36. Chapter 36 Don’t Read Me
37. Chapter 37 I Can Learn the Ordinary Way
38. Chapter 38 A Walk Without Questions
39. Chapter 39 Netty Has News
40. Chapter 40 A Terrible Study Session
41. Chapter 41 The Shop's New Regular
42. Chapter 42 The Coin
43. Chapter 43 Mistwood Market Day
44. Chapter 44 The Bakery Incident
45. Chapter 45 Ryan Laughs
46. Chapter 46 Almost Friends, Definitely Something
47. Chapter 47 The Fae Family Name
48. Chapter 48 A Quiet Kindness
49. Chapter 49 The Invitation to Stay
50. Chapter 50 Not Enemies Anymore
51. Chapter 51 The Friendship Nobody Announced
52. Chapter 52 The Frost-Ferns
53. Chapter 53 The Academy Library
54. Chapter 54 A Very Bad Grade
55. Chapter 55 The First Real Conversation
56. Chapter 56 Maddie’s Suspicion
57. Chapter 57 Jake’s Practical Advice
58. Chapter 58 The Silverbrook Garden
59. Chapter 59 He Came Anyway
60. Chapter 60 The Place He Goes
61. Chapter 61 A Snowbound Afternoon
62. Chapter 62 The Favorite Chair
63. Chapter 63 A Potion for Confidence
64. Chapter 64 He Notices
65. Chapter 65 The Stream
66. Chapter 66 What Do You Want?
67. Chapter 67 The Answer She Doesn’t Give
68. Chapter 68 An Unofficial Study Group
69. Chapter 69 Charlie Moves In
70. Chapter 70 Violet’s Secret Talent
71. Chapter 71 The Market Walk
72. Chapter 72 The First Protective Choice
73. Chapter 73 Why He Is Different
74. Chapter 74 Best Friend, Apparently
75. Chapter 75 The Person I Look For
76. Chapter 76 The Winter Festival
77. Chapter 77 The Lantern Test
78. Chapter 78 The Letter That Never Arrived
79. Chapter 79 The Lantern He Never Handed Her
80. Chapter 80 Both Names on the Sign
81. Chapter 81 You've Stayed Longer Than You Meant To
82. Chapter 82 The Cider's Fault
83. Chapter 83 The Invitation I Couldn't Answer
84. Chapter 84 The Kindness of Stepping Aside
85. Chapter 85 The Advice I Couldn't Take
86. Chapter 86 The Choice He Couldn't Explain
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