Even though I still wanted to question Alex, I left him there. I wouldn’t press him to say what I wanted to ask because he didn’t appear to want to. I would be thrilled if he ever told me why we had the same ring, but if he wanted to keep it a secret from me like Randall, aunt Helena, and Archer do, I was powerless to stop him. That was something I would respect.
There were no people when I returned home. I was not sure where the maids went this time. When they came home, they vanished as quickly as they arrived. Even though it was just midday, the entire house was gloomy. All the curtains were drawn. I was not sure why I became nervous all of a sudden. My steps were heavy as I ascended to the second floor as if I didn’t want to enter and go to our room. I heard a voice as I neared the r
