Chapter twenty-one
Liliana
"Tabby, what are you doing here?"
I asked, dropping my bag behind me so she couldn't see what I was up to.
"Sorry, mistress, but I...I forgot something here. Going somewhere, Mistress?"
Oh, for goodness sake! Right now of all time?
What could she possibly have forgotten?
"No...no...just goofing around. What did you forget?" I asked, trying my best to sound pleasant. I can't let her sense anything. This wasn't just about escape anymore. It was a test. If I gave up now, if I got caught again, they'd always see me as the broken daughter of a disgraced Alpha. I had to make it. I had to become someone they'd never underestimate again.
"The laundry basket of some of your clothes. I want to get them washed before tomorrow."
I clenched my hand into fists behind
