(Aurora's POV)
He exhaled. "Yes."
She was quiet for a long moment. Then she said, "You should have told me."
"It wasn't mine to tell."
Martha pressed her lips together. She looked at the invitation one more time, then turned and walked back to her room.
A few minutes passed. Leo stood in the hallway with his hands in his pockets, not looking at me.
Martha came back out carrying a small box. She held it out to Leo.
"This was meant for her birthday." Her voice was flat, controlled. "A Cartier bracelet. If she's getting married, she should have it as a gift. Take it to her."
Leo looked at the box. "She might not accept it."
"Then she doesn't accept it." Martha's jaw was set. "Take it anyway."
Leo glanced at me - a quick, helpless look - and I could see exactly what he was thinking.
