Chapter Three
~March 23~
The following morning, Bel insisted Bee take her place at breakfast and meet their aunt. She hadn’t been out of their room for nearly a full day, so she was happy to comply. She did her best not to make it too obvious that she was looking around the house for the first time. Luckily, she knew Bel wouldn’t have known where the breakfast room was either, so she had no qualms about asking a footman to direct her.
Her aunt and uncle were both in the room when she entered. She paused in the doorway to give them a curtsy, hoping that wasn’t too formal of her for first thing in the morning. But the instinct was there since this was actually the first time she was meeting them.
“Good morning,” she said, coming forward. She accepted a plate from the footman and proceede
