CHAPTER NINE
My rest was long and filled with strange dreams. I was haunted by visions of glowing fruit and disapproving faces shrouded in shadows. A handsome pair of cold eyes appeared out of the darkness and I found myself slightly comforted.
And then I woke up.
I blinked against the bright sunlight as I sat up. I wasn’t in my apartment bedroom but in the unfamiliar quarters assigned to me by the king of heaven. My heart sank a little, but I flung aside the covers and swung my legs over the side.
“Good morning, Lady Roberts.”
I jumped a foot in the air and crashed onto the floor. A strangled gasp came from the doorway and delicate feet padded across the floor. A strange woman with brown hair hurried up to me and knelt by my side.
“Forgive me, Lady Roberts!” she pleaded as she
