Chapter 0227

I nodded, just as Elva returned with her third doll.

Nicholas stayed to play until late in the morning, when his duties finally pulled him away. He hugged Elva

extra tightly before he left. He squeezed me too, though I pretended not to notice.

After lunch, Tiffany stopped me just outside in the hallway. She pulled me to the side so that we could

speak privately for a minute.

“What did you want to talk about?” I asked when we were far enough away from the door that the other

girls couldn’t overhear.

“Listen, Piper, Veronica and I have been noticing some strange behavior from you lately. It’s kind of

freaking everyone out.”

She seemed earnestly concerned, her brow bunched up.

but this didn’t feel like that.

known Tiffany to speak

hand on my heart, hoping she could see the sincerity I was trying

noticed you walking around alone in odd places of the palace at strange hours. Jessica said she

out of

Nicholas or Julian on my arm. It could even be said that I had been in odd places, since I’d been down into the cellar. But

Jane. But I couldn’t just.tell that

that

isn’t me,” I said. “Maybe there’s someone who looks like me and has

she didn’t fully believe me. I couldn’t exactly blame her since I

we seen her around during the day? Like, surely if you had a twin somewhere around, someone would have noticed her.”

flinch, but only because I was holding every muscle in my

to the guards and they’re all starting to keep an eye out for you. You’re going to want

before it’s too late.”

every intention of clearing it up, though not

instead, I was going to track down my sister and find out just what she was up

stop before she hurt someone or herself.

to get so close to Elva still gave me shudders.

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