Natalie's POV A strange sound outside the window pulled me from my sleep then I shifted beneath the covers, my eyes still heavy as I tried to determine whether I had imagined it. The room was quiet again, but something about the noise had unsettled me enough that I couldn't return to sleep.I pushed the covers aside and sat up, for a few seconds, I listened again, there it was again, another faint sound from outside.I slipped out of bed and walked toward the window. The curtains were partially drawn, leaving a narrow opening through which I could see the grounds below…I pulled the fabric aside and looked down, a woman stood near the side of the building.She wasn't looking toward my window. Her attention seemed fixed on something farther away, and from where I stood, I couldn't make out her face clearly.I watched her for a few seconds, waiting to see whether she would turn around but she didn't.Perhaps she was one of the servants. Perhaps she had stepped outside for some reason an
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