Chapter 30

“But where is my mother?” Aeliana gently prodded, as she attempted to be patient with Jacques. “I must see her at once. I need to know why she is treating me like this. But there is so much, so very much, on my mind and heart, that I can’t begin to tell you.”

Frowning slightly at Aeliana, Jacques took her in, seemingly for the first time. Although she knew that Jacques had been a bit cool or distant toward her for quite some time, Aeliana ...