*Anna*

I wait nervously until the residence is completely quiet and absolutely still. Eerily so. I ignore Nan’s warnings and decline my maid’s offer to accompany me. If something goes awry, I don’t want my loyal servant to be faulted. Besides, there is a thrill to walking out of the residence unaccompanied. Until the precise moment when the door closes behind me and I find myself standing alone on the stoop, I never realized I have never ventured out without an entourage of servants waiting for me or following in my wake, or Kyle offering his arm.

But tonight it is only me. Well, I and the cab driver waiting...