It was nearly past ten p . m . when I heard rustling outside the window . I found it off since it was not particularly windy tonight . Deciding that it must just be something outside , I turned my attention back to the vanity table . "Natalie . " My eyes widened and my heart skipped a beat . Surely this was impossible . Have I lost my mind ? I might have since I was imagining Marco call out to me . I shook my head and spread the remaining skin product over my arms but I heard knuckles tap against the window to my side . Instinctively , I took a step back visualising the height of the palace wall from the ground to this window . There was no possible way anyone would ever got up here and only a mad man would even attempt such a dangerous thing . Was I loosing my mind for real now ? My hea