A door inside me closed quietly, and behind it, the woman who had trusted him began to disappear.
Vanessa turned suddenly.
“You. Maid.”
I lowered my gaze.
“Yes, miss?”
“Come here.”
I stepped closer.
She studied me with narrowed eyes.
For one terrifying second, I thought she knew.
Then she held out my sapphire necklace.
“Fasten this.”
My fingers trembled as I took the chain.
She turned around and lifted her hair.
Ethan watched from across the room, smiling.
I stood behind his mistress, holding the necklace he had once given me as a symbol of devotion.
The clasp slipped once.
Vanessa clicked her tongue.
