Chapter 0244


    “You know this is weird, Fay,” Daniel says to me today, after about two weeks of this pattern. “Super weird that you go fuck my


    dad every night and bring me coffee in the morning after | sleep alone in your bed.”


    “Don''t be jealous,” | scold, plopping down on the bed with my own little cup, “just because Jerome doesn’t have his own secret


    passage.”


    Daniel grumbles discontentedly and | grin, knowing that I’ve hit the nail at least a little bit on the head there. Daniel, | know,


    misses his sneaky midnight visits from Jerome.


    “They can’t stay forever,” | say quietly, reaching out a hand to restfortingly on Daniel’s knee. “Natalia and Alessi have to go


    back to Italy at some point.”


    “Not until this is finished,” he sighs, looking down into his cup. “And | can’t believe it’s still stretching on.”


    “| know,” | murmur, but at that moment a knockes at the door and | move towards it to receive our clothes delivery for the


    day. Kent has started sending Daniel''s clothes as well, since he has less ess to the walk-in closet in his room, and Kent


    wants Natalia and Alessi to see Daniel and | walk out of my room every morning holding hands and appearing as if we’ve spent


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    Daniel dresses more quickly than me, as he does every day — his clothes are easier to pull on than riding pants and tight boots -


    and then he sits and talks quietly with me as | do my hair and makeup. Then, when I’m ready, he takes me by the hand and


    unlocks the door and we step out into the hallway just as Alessi is passing my door.


    “Ah,” Alessi says, stopping to smile at both of us. “The young lovers emerge.”


    “Morning, Alessi,” | say cheerfully, stepping close to Daniel and resting my head against his shoulder. I’m more aware of Alessi


    now — more aware that even though he’s nicer to me than Natalia is, that he’s still very much on her side. But still, | have no real


    reason to be nasty to him — not now. Not yet.


    “Beautiful Fay,” Alessi says, stepping forward to give me a kiss on the cheek before we all start down the stairs together. “And


    how did the two of you sleep?”


    Daniel gives a soft littleugh, meant to suggest to Alessi that we didn’t, which makes Alessi smile. “We slept very well, Alessi,”


    Daniel adds as we pass through the kitchen door. “We hope you did as well.”


    Alessi tells us about his evening as we all move towards the coffee stand, but | find myself distracted, as | am most mornings


    when Natalia makes it to breakfast before we do. Because when she does, she’s always in the galley at Kent’s side, her arm


    wrapped tight around his.


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