I stood outside of Lux’s door waiting for him to finish with a meeting with Miranda and Desmond in regards to the mission I would soon be completing. He wanted to be sure that they would be nearby in case something serious were to actually happen. Though we didn’t know for sure that it was my stepfather, he was currently the most likely subject.
As I paced back and forth, I wrapped my arms around myself. With the coming of winter, the castle was beginning to grow cold. I was still waiting on the seamstress to make me winter clothes. So, all I had to wear currently were my thinner fall clothes.
I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn’t hear the sound of heels making their way towards me. Confused, I turned to see Abigail closing the distance between us.
He was in his finest dress and je
