Ariella's POV
My feet stopped moving on their own. The words hit me like a slap.
Hazel's excitement slammed into me so hard my hands started shaking. I had to lean against the wall for a second just to stay upright.
‘Not now, Hazel. Please.’
I forced my legs to move again, walking straight toward the two servants. Maybe they knew more. Maybe I could get details without looking too suspicious.
But the second I got close…close enough that they definitely saw me coming…they both shut up mid-sentence.
The first woman’s eyes widened, then narrowed. The other one gave me this weird, sideways look, like I was some kind of creep who’d just interrupted their private moment without even saying hi first.
Who does that? Just walk up to people talking like you know them?
Me, of course.
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