VENUS
I leaned against the library door, heaving big breaths in and out. It should have reassured me that at least, I had one mistress in my corner but I was feeling anything but joy. Mistress Felicity had previously informed me that she wanted me to be her spy and though I had agreed formerly, I wasn’t so sure anymore.
When I could trust my legs not to wobble, I walked further into the library, its towering shelves standing like wooden giants. I sat behind the large table, my eyes searching the shelves for a familiar title. Persuasion sat at the top of the shelf and I huffed out my frustration. Then I remembered who had put it there.
It was strange that in the two occasions I had met that guard, he had helped me. The first time, I was annoyed by how much we are so unlike. His t
