Sarah
“Are you sure you’re going out?” Philip asked, taking the pair of diamond earrings from my hand. With careful precision, he fastened them to my ears.
I had taken only one day off to recover from the exhaustion of Madam Cornell's abduction of Jane. The memory of those tense hours still sent a chill down my spine.
“I don’t want to just stay here in Serenity Pines,” I replied, meeting Philip's worried gaze in the mirror. “I need to prove to my grandfather that I can handle what they left me.” As I spoke, I unconsciously placed a hand on my slightly swollen abdomen, a reminder of the new life growing within me.
After securing the earrings, Philip leaned in, placing a tender kiss on the curve of my shoulder. I felt him inhale deeply, savoring my scent.
“That's precisely why I feel th
