Chapter 13

Today was a good day. Edric had said he was home late, so that meant I had the day to myself. In the morning I accompanied Linda, Debra and Stella, in the afternoon I kept myself busy in the garden, and in the evening, I enjoyed reading a book in the library. That was the only place Edric was not fond of, so it was my escape place from him.

When I was finishing my last chapter before deciding to go to bed, I heard a noise coming from the foyer. I assumed it was Edric, but judging by the sound of it, it seemed he was not alone. Normally I would let it go, thinking it would be one of the men who came over here from time to time. Only this did not sound like males, but rather like females.

I closed my book and carefully made my way to the front door. The closer I got the clearer it got to me it was indeed females. I turned around the corne