Chapter 17 Unspoken Apologies

• Aphrodite's Point of View
• Sunlight was piercing into my room barely when the soft knock behind my door made me open my eyes, sort of disoriented from the sleepless night. First, I thought it might be one of the other maids coming to tell me what was to be done by the day, but something in the stillness outside told me otherwise.
• Again, the knock, louder this time. And with it came a voice that made my heart tremble with fear.