NATALIA ~~ I stood outside Derek's bedroom, trying to gather my courage before I knocked. I still had no idea what had upset him to the point of leaving the hospital without saying anything to me, but with how things have been with Derek lately, I didn't know what to say to him or how to react to him. It was almost starting to feel like he was getting tired of me in a way, and I also had a feeling that he had something to say but wasn't saying it for whatever reason. Sighing again for the umpteenth time, I raised my hand to knock, but before I could, the door flew open on its own, and I froze when I saw who it was that opened the door. “Aren't you Nadia?” I asked, recognizing her immediately as one of the servants who usually helped Davin and Davina prepare for school. Lady Soraya h

