Chapter Forty-Seven
Penelope Peters
In the morning, I woke up to the sound of knocking on my door. I groaned and got up to answer it. To my surprise, Jasper stood there. While I knew he was around as my security guard, he typically stayed in the shadows, not making a single sound. Almost as if h weren’t even there in the first place. Every time I saw him, he seemed to get taller, and more muscled. He had thrown himself into guard training, and there was no doubt of his position now.
“Morning, Pen,” he said with a smile, “I’ve been ordered to take you to Lord Crowe’s as soon as possible. You’ve got time to get dressed and gather your things, but then we’ve got to be on our way.”
Audrey stirred in her sleep, sitting up. “Where’s the cannon?” she mumbled. She wiped sleep from her eyes
