Chapter 23: invisibility

Kahlan POV

For some minutes after Eric had left, I stood frozen on the floor. His words kept ringing in my ears.

And well, I would have asked him to explain if the maid hadn't interrupted. Though, I couldn't stop asking myself if I was ready to believe him.

Would I only believe him if he admitted to the offense? How then was I sure that he actually committed the crime?

If Eric didn't do it, what would I do? But then, who could have done it? And why was Eric present that day?

There was a lot I wanted to hear from Eric. No, there was a lot I could have asked from him, instead of pointing accusing fingers, and preventing him from explaining.

The space would have been filled if I had listened to him earlier. I mean why didn't I think of it earlier?

I took the tray and walked out of the room. There were only a few maids in front of the room, as the others had followed the Alpha.

I walked back to the hall that had suddenly changed during my few minutes of absence. I walked to the wo