“No way,” Cilla said disbelievingly. She had kept her promise from the day before and had woken up early to go do yoga along with Cedai, Zallius and Cedai. The latter three had still not made it to the dining room for breakfast, so Allegra took the chance to catch her best friend up on everything that had happened. “Way,” she said. “I don’t believe it,” breathed her best friend. “Believe it,” the Duchess returned with a smirk, wondering how much longer they could go at this for. “Wow. Even for them, this is a bit extreme,” she said, still in a state of shock. “Have I been judging your family too lightly all these years?” Allegra laughed outright at that. Cilla was outwardly the Piras family’s harshest critic. The very thought that she had been going light on them was laughable. “I do

