Chapter 6

They were waiting for a madwoman.

Outside St. Jude’s Academy, Sebastian had stationed private security guards and tipped off three major news networks. They were all waiting for the "delusional housekeeper" to show up, scream, and prove her insanity on live television.

I didn't go. I didn't call. I didn't beg.

I sat in the silence of my true master study, watching the live stream on my laptop.

On stage, Celeste played the fragile, long-lost mother to perfection, soft-spoken and clinging to Sebastian as if he were her only lifeline.

When a reporter asked about the "deranged woman" making threats…