Serra

shade of purple. Her maid, Hazel, rushed to her side,

rage. I felt nothing. In my past life, her anger would have terr

r breath, her voice shrill. "Do you think this g

understand. I am not threatening you. I am simply informing you that I a

Icie, Brittaney, Hazel, and even Ph

rld's greatest joke. "Where could you go? Back t

wherever she goes. Elaine, don't be a fool." She thought my talk of

ns. "Regarding the handover of management, the complete lists will be del

response, I turned and

aristocratic mask shattering. "You

walked straight

own the hall, she whispered, "My lady, tha

er, my gaze resolute. "From this

iately had Phoebe summon all

four women, all of whom had watched me grow up

raight to the point. "I am

Gwendda, quickly composed herself, her eyes fierc

right now. I need you to he

lan-to hand over

her," I said with a cold smile. "But she'll be a Lady with a

arehouse keys, and staff rosters into two sets of lists. We'll

and people that are part of my dowry must be removed from their list and com

er of our eighty Serrano servants must be kept absolutely secret. Compile it separately and lea

stood my intention, their face

dy was a hive of activity. We checked

d his wife, Addie, came to "visit" on Icie's order

em I was "too busy organizing the accounts to recei

the assets of an almost-empty Castro e

er favorite dragon-cr