The NoteI made the mistake of reading the rest of the pamphlet. It went on for many pages, Thrace Pike describing me so well he all but printed my name. I felt humiliated. I told Tony I felt unwell and spent much of two days in deep melancholy.
I brought trouble on my Family, offended two of my friends, and three others were dead. A scoundrel followed me, my husband was hurt, Air’s brother was missing, my maid had been tortured. And I could do nothing about any of it.
A house maid drew my bath while Amelia was “indisposed.” I was careful not to let the maid see my midsection. The corset’s boning pushed into me when I fell against the chair after Roy’s attack, leaving a purple mark.
It would be difficult to blame that on a wasp.
During this time, a copy of the Golden Bridges arrived, an
