“Formalities?” Eliot said. His face looked adorable when confused.
Cassandra waved a hand in an “it doesn’t matter” gesture, giving Amelia a stern look.
Eliot doesn’t know. Amelia felt a million torches going off in her head. And Cassandra doesn’t want him to know. Noted. She gave Cassandra a small nod, feeling a small new fizzle of joy in her stomach. I’m sharing a secret with the queen!
Amelia turned her best saucy smile toward Eliot. “Well, stranger, I was enjoying your hard work as I cleaned up in the back.” Come on, Eliot, let’s pretend we don’t know each other, too. The queen wasn’t the only one who enjoyed a secret.
“You were watching?” Eliot’s eyes looked hard at her face, and then he smiled. “I like that you were watching, Miss New Maid.” His hand roamed over her body as the q
