Chapter Forty

Rori glanced toward the door and then shook her head. It felt like someone was watching her, but when she looked it was just the cracked open door. A hovering spectrul pulled Rori’s attention away from the exit and back to the meal she was helping them prepare, “ I was discussing it with the others, miss, and we all agree you should get changed for supper and join the others.” As the spectrul beamed down at her with a welcoming smile, Rori’s heart began to race at the thought of having dinner with Kristi and Mason's family again, this time in Murdok’s home instead of theirs. A cold draft across Rori’s knuckles had her attention snapping back to the spectrul who was still warmly smiling at her “I’m sorry, Mary, I must have zoned out for a moment,” Rori mumbled, and the housemaid only gave a small nod, “ please no apologies miss, let me help you get fixed” Mary offered, but Ro