Bianca

“Good morning, my lady.” Amber’s voice greeted me. I blinked, opening my eyes to meet her gaze.

“Good morning, Amber,” I answered, pulling the blanket around me as I sat up. “What brings you here so early?”

“My lady, I am here to inform you that your brother has returned,” she announced. Shock coursed through me at her words.

My heart skipped a beat. The news I had been dreading had finally arrived. I had waited yesterday for Daniel to return, as Mother said, but he hadn’t arrived. And now he was home. How would I face him?

“Where is he?” I asked, taken aback.

“He is with your...