დHenryდ The trip back to Chester was tense and rather uncomfortable and I found myself missing Philip. Viviane was not up for much conversation as she battled with her own troubled thoughts and yet, all I could think about was the possibility of her revealing my secrets to Rose before I was truly given a chance to do so, and even then, I was not sure I could tell Rose anything. I knew that I had to, of course, but I was having trouble coming up with how I was supposed to do that. Every scenario ended with her rejecting me and even though I had a feeling she was going to reject me anyway, I did not want to hurt her and now that I was away from Abigail, I felt as though I could breathe easier, and I had to wonder why. “Viviane,” I called out softly, I wanted to talk to someone about my fee

