“You should leave,” he muttered, pulling me closer as we spun. “It’s not safe for you here.”“It’s not safe for any of us anywhere,” I replied firmly. “Not with what she’s planning.”His eyes widened slightly. “You know?”“I know enough,” I said. The dance required us to separate briefly, clapping o
Agnes“We should go,” Elijah said abruptly. “Even if that doctor doesn’t tell your stepmother what just happened, we should get Thea home where it’s safe—and check on the stone.”He didn’t need to tell me twice. Our mission in attending this damned banquet had been accomplished, and it was wise not
“Then enlighten us,” Elijah said. “Because if you don’t, we’ll have to let Agnes’s stepmother know who helped Olivia escape all those years ago. I’m sure she’d be very interested in that information.”It was a bluff—we would never actually expose her to my stepmother—but Dr. Rose didn’t know that. H
Agnes“Where?”“By the east wall,” Elijah replied. “Older woman, gray hair in a bun, wearing a navy blue dress. James said her name is Dr. Rose.”I looked around and instantly spotted her—a petite woman who looked to be in her sixties, sipping from a flute of champagne and nodding politely as some m
“I’m going to take Thea to get some sweets,” Lena said, glancing at me. “I saw a table with children’s treats near the back, and I think I spotted a few kids her age.”I nodded. “Keep a close eye on her,” I reminded her, even though I knew she would.As they walked away, James straightened his tie.
AgnesI hadn’t been here in years.Eight years, to be exact. I hadn’t set foot on the Blake estate since I had been a lonely, frightened, grieving young mother who just wanted to find her daughter. Wolfless, childless… Just less. Lesser than Ava. Lesser than my stepmother.What really hurt was that