MADELINE’S POV

"Are you all set for tonight?"

When she heard Lady Delilah's voice, Madeline's face lit up, and she leapt from the bed she was sitting on.

She'd been waiting for the mistress since she’d been summoned. However, when she arrived, Madeline was told she'd gone out on a quick errand.

Making use of the free time, she’d been so lost in her thoughts, seated on the bed and fidgeting her fingers anxiously as her mind drifted, that she probably hadn't heard Lady Delilah come ...