Lady Asher did not look directly at me when she spoke, but her icy stare was pointed at me as she continued. Her gaze was like the ice daggers forcing their way through the thick darkness of the chamber. ”Agnes, you do not deserve a response from me.”

Turning my head slightly, a smile slowly spread across the corners of my mouth. The room was charged with electric tension and one could almost see and feel the threats that hung over them. "Somebody said that sin finds you out, yes, Karma is coming for all, Lady Asher. Even though it may come late, karma always comes."

At that moment the...