Female Novel
Chapter 96
Chapter 96
The next day, | go down to the kitchen in my riding clothes and
wait. And wait.
| have my breakfast with Daniel, waving him off as he goes to class, and then have about five more tiny cups of espresso as |wait so me more.
I'm practically buzzing when Kent finally deigns to come into the room, which is, as usual, busy with activity.
He doesn’t even look at me as he sweeps through the room, stopping to check on those cooking this morning, and then headingto the back corner, where the older captains sit. He joins them and consult for awhile, making plans for whatever their next
move is.
| grit my teeth, realizing that I’m going to have to wait a little longer.| cross to the espresso machine to make myself
To pass the...
another cup.
Forty-five minutes later, Kent walks swiftly past me, headed forthe door.
Pissed — | know he saw me sitting here, | know he’s doing this on
purpose — | stand up and call after him.
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He stops in his tracks and then slowly turns to look at me, an eyebrow raised. Otherwise, though, his body gives no indication ofwhat he’s thinking or feeling.
“Can | get a ride, please?” | ask. “To the stables?”
Kent's eyes flick over me and then he gives a little laugh. “No time today,” he says as he pushes through the door. “Maybetomorrow. If I’m feeling generous.”
| glare at the door as it swings shuts.God damnit. This was my real punishment.
Finishing my tiny cup of coffee, | head upstairs and get changed, opting for a comfortable pair of leggings and a sweater. Then, |flop onto my bed, realizing that | have...absolutely nothing to do.
I sigh, glancing over at my books, but not wanting to read them. It’s moments like this when | really miss Fiona. She was alwaysa bright spot in my day, making me laugh, filling up my time by dressing me up and playing with my hair like her own little.
human-sized barbie.
Sitting up, | wonder about where she is now. | hope she’s okay, that she got somewhere safe. That she’s happy, living a good life.It's so strange, realizing someone you'd come to love is your
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biological family in the moment when you say goodbye to them. Fiona was good to me perhaps because | am her cousin. Shetaught me so many skills that I’ve found useful already in this
mafia life, skills I’m not sure | truly appreciated until now.| wonder, too, if she was also giving me hints about how to defy Kent. Considering that she was, apparently, here the whole time
as a spy herself — .
Perhaps she was preparing me to take her place.
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allegiances like. With Daniel, certainly, but between Kent and myfather, the true real powers at play here?Whose side was | on? Perhaps neither.
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Awicked little smile crosses my face then.
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| bounce out of bed, putting on my slippers, and head out into thehallway.
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