Chapter Fourteen

“Uhmm…we are not going up the stairs, are we?” Celine had to ask. The twin marble stairs rose up before her like an endless rise to places she would never reach. Intimidating was the word to describe them.

Ricco gave her an amused look. “Sure we are. That’s where Sir Williams’s wing of the estate is.”

Unease settled into Celine’s stomach. She’d felt anxious ever since her encounter with Alicia, Williams’s fiancé and the queen of the castle in her own right.

Ricco observed her face before understanding dawned over his own.

“You must’ve met Alicia Darlings already.”

Celine blushed. “I didn’t mean to go snooping around. I was simply looking for you after Williams dismissed me. Speaking of Alicia, she didn’t seem particularly happy to see me, and I understand that. I don’t want any other confrontation between us.”

“Relax, Miss Celine. You are a guest of Sir Williams and you have as much right to be here as anyone else.”

“It’s just that I don’t want to cause any misunderstanding between th