Chapter 35: Silhouette

While Valerian was deep in thought, Mrs. Ellis suddenly reached into her dress pocket and pulled out a folded piece of paper. She then handed it to him with a sigh.

"I was cleaning her room earlier today and found this," she said. "A young man came by yesterday and asked me to give it to Noelle. I did, after you left."

Valerian's fingers tightened around the note as he ...