23 An Encounter

Ruby.

I watched Jasper leave with Maxwell and my father, and I wished them the best. There was a time I wouldn't be bothered about his trip, but after his display at Derbyshire, I was bound to be worried. I wasn't sure anyone would be crazy enough to go after him if something happens and he bolts. I was really a mad woman, and I had resigned to die trying. No one loved him enough to do that for him. I prayed that whatever he went to do would not be stressful, and he would not have to fight anyone.

Noelle decided to ask me to give her quilting classes. Brian had allocated a room in the mansion for her, and it was equipped with everything she needed. I love quilting because it gives me some form of peace. Teaching the women in the pack was going to be fun.

I was amazed that the women had loosened up a bit and were more respectful than they were initially. I do not know what had happened, but I guess the staff I sacked had let them know the consequences of disrespecting me. It wasn't