After making sure everything was settled, Silas shot Barnaby a series of

meaningful glances-like he was spelling out a whole instruction manual with his

eyes-then headed off to the study to grab something before leaving.

That left just Barnaby and Susanna.

Susanna quietly picked at her scrambled eggs, totally ignoring him.

Barnaby sat across from her, watching her with the intensity of a hawk. He didn't

even blink.

Susanna finally snapped. "Do you have to stare at me like that?"

Barnaby didn't hesitate. "Yep."

Susanna rolled her eyes. This guy was impossible.

Barnaby added, "After what happened last night, the boss said I'm supposed to

keep an eye on you at all times."

Susanna raised an eyebrow. "At all times? Like, what does that even mean?"

She still wasn't over her cold. All she wanted after breakfast was a little nap.

Barnaby replied, "Means I gotta be with you everywhere. No exceptions."

Susanna stared at him. "Everywhere? Seriously?"

Barnaby nodded solemnly.

Susanna tried to process that. "Even when I'm sleeping?"

"Yup. Gotta keep

How was she supposed

And what if she needed the bathroom? Was he

her in there too?

didn't dare ask-knowing Barnaby, he'd

Barnaby was sharp in some ways,

exactly Hull had told him.

standing guard outside

Good grief.

things were really that dangerous, couldn't

a female bodyguard? But given her and Hull's

push her

she'd just have

shot Barnaby a glare but didn't say

over with her medicine. "Ms. Tucker, here's

medicine."

Susanna said, accepting it

housekeepers

were already

apparently

to help her

bring her

fault she'd been

to cooperate.

the medicine, Susanna didn't

gulped it down.

almost asked the cook to

but changed

no point

when she'd

her own battles

grabbed a blanket herself, and settled

over

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