Chapter 10
When I got to the library, I found Sophie already there with Brianna, waiting for me. Brianna had managed to clear enough space on one end of her massive table to accommodate a tray of tea and sandwiches. I must have just missed Mr. Trevor, as curls of steam were still rising up from the pile of sandwiches, and I could smell the roasted chicken from the night before making an encore appearance.
"Anything good?" Sophie asked as I slid into a chair unencumbered with stacks of Brianna's books. Brianna poured a cup of tea for me, but my attempts to reach for a sandwich were hampered by a small ball of fur lunging into my lap.
"Hey, Duke," I said, scratching around the white cat's over-sized ears. He purred loudly, closing his mismatched eyes in pleasure.
"Here," Brianna said, pu
