Chapter 34 A Desperate Trust

• "Well, look." Theo, who was enjoying his breakfast, pointed at my swollen eyes as I walked toward the dining table. "This is what happens when you sleep past Cinderella's hour. You'll turn back into an ugly mouse."
• "Then you'd better shut up or that ugly mouse will bite you," I threatened as I sat across from him. "Where's Skye? Did he not have breakfast?"
• "He's not home yet," Theo said before shoveling food into his mouth.