Morwenna took a deep breath as she entered the house.

It was quiet downstairs.

Zoe wasn't around either.

Morwenna set the trout she'd brought into the kitchen.

She wondered if she should just sneak in and then sneak out unnoticed.

But then she remembered her luggage was still in Stuart's room. She'd have to get it back, so, steeling herself, she went upstairs.

If Stuart was home at this hour, he'd likely still be in his bedroom. Even though she hadn't known Stuart for long, she had a good sense of his habits: he rarely ate breakfast and often slept late into the morning

The upstairs was silent as she approached the bedroom door. Hesitating with her hand raised to knock, she wondered what she would say to Stuart.

He left with Adelaide yesterday. What if Adelaide would show up behind the door?

Windcharm Villas; now that she was planning to leave again, would his attitude change

lowered her hand, only to raise it again moments

her head and muttered to herself, "Morwenna, you're becoming such a coward. You're not afraid of a wild boar, but Stuart scares you?" With that, she knocked on the door

deep, slightly hoarse voice

turned

in the bedroom after all; he had come out of the study on

looking as though he hadn't slept at all. His deep-set eyes were red-rimmed and gloomy, giving

you?" S~ᴇaʀᴄh the FindNøvᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of

"Morwenna, do you hold any

yesterday's incident when he had decided not

resentment was

on, "Do you resent your parents? Your relatives who refused to help? The villagers who turned their

investigating me? What

refused to help

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255