Chapter 0031

The new maid made me so uneasy that I sent both away whenever I could. Where I had appreciated the. steady comfort of the quiet maid’s presence and enjoyed the conversations with the talkative one, this new maid seemed to be constantly watching me, even while I dozed.

“Don’t you need help babysitting?” the strange maid asked as I ushered them both to the door. I would have like the quiet one to stay, but couldn’t think of a reason that would only excuse one and not the

other.

I’m perfectly capable,” I said and said goodbye at the door.

I was just about to close it when a voice called out. “Piper!”

I knew that voice. Julian.

Maybe I could pretend I hadn’t heard him?

I started to close the door again, but he caught it. He wedged his way into the partially opened door and

smirked at me like he knew exactly what I was doing.

“That’s not very nice, Piper.”

“I don’t know what you mean.”

His smile only grew. “May I come in? We have a lot to talk about.”

I

much to talk about, actually,

way, letting him inside.

under her blanket fort, coloring

want to talk

You

He had to be joking, but it was so hard to tell with him. His grin didn’t

just said things and

What about me?

the sewing machines. He glanced through some of the fabric swatches He stopped on one, part of which I had used to make Nicholas’s

didn’t

moved on. Again, his

being unreadable

family has recently been investigating

gifts,” he said. “I’m part of this

blood drained from my face. My throat suddenly dry, I had trouble

that have to do with me?”

of fabric, this time satin, and ran

claims that you left the Academy on your own accord, but

don’t know what

continued like I hadn’t said anything. “You were involved with the underground trade,

of guilt for what

any questions. He already knew. I

sold your wolf in exchange

the satin fabric. Turning, he looked at me. “This act

the

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