The greenhouse was a symphony of light and color. Every surface shimmered, every bloom glowed faintly in the enchanted air, and Charlotte, Charlie to her friends, stood at the center of it all, utterly transfixed. Her wide eyes roved over the glowing petals, the iridescent leaves, the vines that seemed to hum with magic.
“Oh, wow,” she breathed, tucking a strand of pink-streaked hair behind one fluffy ear. “It�...