SLOANE

I stiffened, going as still as a statue at the view.

But I bite my lips, scared to say a word. I mean, what could I possibly say?

The sight before me was enough to make me shrink into myself and hide underneath the ground in humiliation. No wonder the maids were nowhere to be found.

They must have seen it all.

My heart fluttered with unease and I turned towards the door, planning to go back outside. Part of me wished Dimitri hadn’t recognized my scent because instantly, I felt ...