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?

distant when she first mentioned leaving Windcharm Villas; now that she was planning to leave again, would his attitude

she lowered her hand, only to raise

"Morwenna, you're becoming such a coward. You're not afraid of a wild boar, but Stuart scares you?" With that, she knocked on

here," came Stuart's deep, slightly

Morwenna turned around

had come out of

still wearing yesterday's clothes, looking as though he hadn't slept at all. His deep-set eyes were red-rimmed and gloomy, giving him a look

and nervousness shifted to surprise. "Stuart, what happened to you?" S~ᴇaʀᴄh the FindNøvᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in

answering, Stuart asked, "Morwenna, do you

incident when he had decided

but resentment was too strong a

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

been investigating me? What are you

resent those who refused to help

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