Eighteen
Lady Edele
I had been around palace guards my entire life. I knew they weren’t a bucket full of laughs. They were stern, stoic types. Unless you happened to get some drink in him. That was why I knew them on sight. Angus had been following me for the better part of the day. Finally, as I was about to reach my dorm, I turned around and I smiled.
“Looking for something, Angus?” I asked.
Angus blushed on the spot. “Well…”
“Well what?” I said.
“Lucy’s gone missing,” said Angus, “and I know that you’re in the habit of helping her with her schemes. She’s also pregnant, with Aiden’s child. You wouldn’t know anything about that would you?”
My eyes widened, as I feigned shock. “No, I hadn’t heard anything about that. I’ve been trying to reach her since
