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Chapter 49: good girl

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“Althea?” Lucius strolls through the empty kitchen, frustration and annoyance building inside him. He sees the drops of blood resting on the kitchen bench, along with the abandoned food. The stains act as an effervescent of his fast decaying mood. The lack of the baby chick sitting in the middle of the room where he left her makes everything worse. “Althea! I swear I will cut your—”

“Lucius,” says Althea. The blonde’s face peeks out of the walk-in pantry. Her cheeks are flushed and she is covered in sweat. “I was….hungry.”

Althea shows the raven the piece of plain bread in her hand. She makes sure to keep her voice stable and sweet, ignoring her racing heart. She hides one of her shaking hands in her pocket, praying for the raven not to notice the sweat beads covering her forehead. Althea knows she smells like fear, all the telltales of a child getting caught while being naughty displayed in her demeanour but there isn’t much she can do ab