*Jay*
After another day in her company, I still don’t quite trust her not to slip out and follow Rockberry. So after escorting her to her door, I ride the carriage around the corner, hop out, and order the driver to return to Claybourne’s. I then take up my post outside Miss Newmoon’s lodgings.
I don’t know what possessed me to reveal so much of my past to her. After all these years, the anger over the injustice of my father’s punishment still rips through me. I don’t need the fury now. I need a clear, cool head to deal with Miss Newmoon. But that’s asking almost too much. What is it about her that intrigues me so? She is innocence, but she also possesses determination. Like me, she seeks justice. How can I ignore her need to avenge her sister when everything I do is in the name of my fa
