Chapter 4

As the days passed, Leon's guard against me visibly lowered.

He no longer stationed men outside my courtyard day and night. The lock on my door was moved from the outside to the inside, which meant I now had the right to lock my own door at night.

It was a monumental step forward.

He even began to allow me to leave my courtyard and walk in the manor's gardens, though always with two seemingly respectful but ever-watchful guards trailing me.

But I didn't care.

This was the opportunity I needed to exchange information with Maggie in a quiet, unobserved…