By a Stranger
Diana found herself back in her bedroom before she knew it. After Joshua’s shocking confession that he might be asked to murder her, she had felt unable to absorb any more information. The Westerlys had murmured around her, offering platitudes, offering assurances that it wouldn’t come to that. But she had felt frozen. Eventually, Joshua had stood and gently escorted her back to her room. Even as he had kept a hand on the small of her back and guided her up the stairs, Diana had felt the distance he kept so carefully between them. It only made the ringing sensation in her ears louder. They’d once been so close it was as if they’d been one, and now she felt she was being touched by a stranger. Her head was heavy and her ears were both ringing and felt as though they were filled with cotton
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