Strangely enough, he had come back to the estate early.
What was going on? Hadn't he said this banquet was important?
She had gone to considerable trouble to dig up the information that the head of the Knight Family would also be in attendance. Westley already had four of the target Illusions in his possession, but the next one had stalled completely — right now, more than anything, he needed the next Illusion Report.
Could it be that things had gone exceptionally well, and that was why he was back so soon?
"Mr. Westley?"
Brianna called out softly as she pushed open the door.
Back when she had first come home from the Nest, she had slipped up once and called him Dad. Westley hadn't been alone at the time. Maybe to cover it up, he had mocked her mercilessly for it — and she had never made that mistake again.
The moment Westley looked up, Brianna knew the next day or two were going to be anything but pleasant.
