LEILA'S POV
I straightened the curtains, neatly arranged the flowers in the vases and stepped back to survey my handiwork. I moved around the house, checking to see that the mess Ruelle had made had all been tidied up. The last thing I wanted was another row with Ruelle which would happy if she saw the house untidy. After satisfying myself that the apartment was clean, I picked up the key and locked the door after me. Hopefully, I would be back before Ruelle returned. At the doorstep, I stopped to breathe in the clean, crisp morning air.
Things had been looking up since the permanent move here. For one, my movements were not being too closely monitored by Ruelle these days. I had a lot of free time to myself and I used that time to explore the town as much as I could. Two blocks away fr
