CHAPTER 18
~Shannon~
I froze on the spot, my heart racing as I slowly turned around, bracing myself for Evan’s furious gaze. My heart pounded so loudly I could hear it in my ears. But when I turned, it wasn’t him.
A wave of relief crashed over me. It was just the maid.
She stood in the doorway, clutching a bundle of clothes in her arms. Her expression was blank, but her eyes turned towards the door—towards the very place Owen had just fled from without a second glance. She had seen him. She had seen everything.
My stomach twisted.
But she said nothing.
Her silence was deafening, and for a moment, all I could hear was the sound of my own ragged breathing. Did she know what had just happened? Would she tell Evan? My entire fate now rested in her hands.
I swallowed hard, wa
