Chapter 26 Fear Outpaces Ambition

• At the first crack of dawn, Davina returns to the guest quarters before Trish stirs. She slips beneath the thin blanket, careful not to rustle it, not to draw attention to herself. Her pulse only slows when she hears Trish’s breathing remain even.
• Still, Davina doesn’t sleep.
• She turns onto her side and watches Trish from the corner of her eye, studying the rise and fall of her chest, the slackness of her mouth. A ridiculous thought needles her—what if she knows? What if she woke in the night and saw Davina’s bed empty? What if she followed?