Chapter 629

---- She didnt answer immediatelyshe hesitated, eyes fixed on the carpet.

Isighed and stood, walking toward her.

Answer me honestly.

Do you want to go to this academy? J...

[have to be a good lady so I dont embarrass Father Duke...

I will go » Thats not what I asked you, Lavinia, I interrupted, crouching down to her level.

I gently lifted her chin with my finger, forcing her to meet my gaze those red eyes filled with rejection at the idea.

It was obvious she didnt want to go and be locked away in that noblewomans prison.

Tell me the truth.

What do you want? Go on, dont be afraid.

Your father wants to hear you, I spoke to her with warmth for the first time.

It felt strange, but I knew how important this girl was to Katherine.

Tunderstood nowLavinia had been nothing more than an innocent victim of all the dark dealings of the adults around her.

No...

no, Papa...

dont want

struggling to hold back her

me to that school, I dont want to go, Papa, I dont want to! She suddenly threw her arms around my neck, hugging

crying against

stiff, unsure how to reactI had never interacted much

wouldnt ---- have to go to that school, that

the best tutors

was soft, childlike,

mixed within it, I discovered another fragrance a hint of lavender that I

sight of her watching us from the gap in the door

had been there, but our eyes

eyes were wet, brimming with emotion, a storm of complex feelings swirling in

pushed the door open

Her cheeks flushed pink.

was because she had been caught watching or because of all the sinful, forbidden things she had

lifted her tear-streaked face upon seeing her, but she didnt let go of

up and

I was looking for

you came to visit your father," she said softly, stroking

real smile, one I had

always seemed moody and withdrawn,

said I dont have to go to

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