Chapter 0080

When I awoke, I was surprised to find myself in my own bed, while the physician tended to Elva beside

  1. me.

I looked around the room, but Nicholas was gone. I wondered how long he stayed. Likely not for very

long. He did dislike me, after all.

Still, he had been kind to stay at all, even with all the layers of hurt between us. He had been kind to me

last night, and I would not soon forget it.

I rose and dressed, and by the time I was done, the physician was ready to talk to me.

“She should have a full recovery. She will need to rest for a day or so. Her body is fatigued from fighting

off her illness so hard.”

I thanked her, though my relief did not fully squash my guilt. Elva had only been in danger at all because

of my inability to protect her. If I had stayed away from her until I was absolutely certain I was healed, she

might never have gotten sick.

The thoughts plagued me even after the physician exited the room. No sooner had she gone than Mark

entered.

“All of the girls are being summoned into the parlor room,” he said.

with the distinct lack of pitter–patter of rain against the

deal would, as expected, end in failure. But at least Elva was safe for

in the days

with

“Yes.”

I nodded. “Thank you.”

left the room and made my way down to the parlor, where most of the

were already waiting. They whispered as I entered, and I

it, it seemed, had already

stood on a raised platform at the far side

nearest a microphone.

alone where I stood. No one would talk to me. At least,

concern

had happened, but how she is

I heard,” Susie

I agreed.

into the microphone. “Attention,

turned to look at

well know by now, the hunt previously planned for today has

on inclement

girl from

lost the bet, at the very

barbecue, however one managed to do that. Hopefully Lena

out

Piper has still won the deal between her and Nicholas. While it is

have predicted that tonight we will experience a

moon.”

room. One

family would like to personally thank Piper,”

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