Chapter 3He should absolutely not be here at midnight, standing in front of 12 Berkshire Court.
Jack had walked there from the Granby Ball. That was the thing about Granby’s townhouse—he’d chosen it to be close to the family manor.
There was a chill in the foggy night air—more a light mist than a fog really. His mother had finally arrived at the ball to take over his duties to watch over Lily, who was having a grand old time.
He still had a key to the townhouse, though he couldn’t even begin to imagine why he had never bothered to send it back to Connor let alone have it upon his person.
Jack somehow doubted Connor kept much of a staff there, but he opened the door with caution just in case he startled some unsuspecting servant.
The house was dark, so after he closed the door, he mana
