ere she laid buried, her little frame cover

when she pries one of her hands free. In no time, she i

choing as the night wind, chilly and un

on fire. Panic slowly crept up her throat. "Mom!

a gunshot from somewhere. Instinctively, she duck

noticed drops of blood pooling a

g her not to stare

her, bloated, her body missing, b

al handmaiden to calm her down, when Rose held onto her

la," Rose said, moved

ne of the mansion's maids, thundered into the r

mi's hostile voice. Rose was about to respond when Naomi shov

igging deep into her skin. "You just have

se yelled, trying to push Naomi off Ella. Ella c

at Naomi, muffling her cries

ace of the mansion, understand? Yo

Marc

her hands pressing so tight on Rose's throat all the blood in her body rushed up to her

room, and I will mur

t of the room, slamming the door. Rose rush

ady on the line, should any word of Naomi's rebellion get out to Marce

whispered, her voice breaking.

mind her words," she pulled away fro

en my mom was dying." Rose stared at Ella in disbelief, her mind a maze, t

*

y's

as she pulled away from my embrace, settl

ined, "tha

.. "She gestured at

ly. Jennifer's eyes lightened up, but just before I

r charming lord, Marcelo Jones?

ut of ear shot. "Goodness! You are in such a

As much as I didn't want to think about him at that moment, I t

or long. Bed him one time and you'd be calm again. I almost felt myself gasp at my

I know you don't like your old w

... the pay we ended up agreeing to? That's something spe

hey offere

I rolled my eyes, "but they changed the

n't you say

o is going to be my next client. Should I stick to delivering home-made

tears, and Jennifer pull

w you're putting a lot of effort into your thoughts and dec

end at M&E's. Maybe we should try to get a certain response f

with gratitu

ckled, "It shouldn't

ightly. "Thank y

*.*.*.

back to her station

nging in the dark before it landed a

she smiled as the night lights il

ab