I said quietly, "What did I do wrong? My heart was beating really fast, against my ribs."
Xavier did not say anything. He just put his hand into the box that Sarah had brought over. Then he pulled out a card that was hidden under the soft silk. The card had gold writing on it. Xavier had found this gold-embossed card, in the box that Sarah had delivered.
The Vane Foundation Annual Charity Auction.
Xavier said, "The mistake" in a voice that sounded like stones rubbing against each other. He told Evelyn that people make an error when they think they can ask the Queen to join them after they tried to set her palace on fire. The Queen, he said, is not someone you can mess with and then expect everything to be okay. They want Evelyn to stay inside and be scared. They want her to be afraid o
