Miss Josefina: Nobody's Princess

Two people gazed into each other's eyes through the dim glow of their

smartphones.

"Oliver, it's so dark where you are. Where exactly are you?" Josefina inquired, the concern evident in her voice.

"Just lying in bed, sleeping. What about you?"

"I'm also trying to sleep," Josefina replied, her voice masking the dance of secrets between them.

The memory of a conversation with Hayden surged to Josefina's mind as she and Oliver silently looked at each other through the screens.

Breaking the silence, Oliver ventured, "I think I can hear the sound of waves where you are."

Instinctively, Josefina dove under the covers. "You must be mistaken. It's just noise from outside. Why would there be waves here?"

"But Josie, now I can't see you with that cover over your head," Oliver protested mildly.

you coming

me yet?" Under the tranquility of the blankets, Oliver's resonant,

a knock at the door interrupted the moment.

Josefina quickly said, "Oliver, I've got to go. Something's

knocker, "I'll be right there." Donning a mask to conceal her identity,

cultivated land, with seedlings of Lucifer's Breath by his side. "Rosa, the Hellfire shipment arrived. Can you

a seedling closely. "I'll give it a

alone, planting the seedlings, watering,

she reported to Hayden, "Let's check back this time tomorrow. If there are

the seedlings wilted, Rose Bay Island would have to abandon the

to the lab. Go have

outfits made for you and sent them to your bedroom, along with some tea from Westwood. Try it

to me than my godson." Josefina smiled warmly, "Of course I should be good

way. He should be landing on the island in a couple of

even taking a dangerous blow intended for her. It was after that Hayden had taken Grant as his godson, and from then on,