Chapter 401: A Return to Mercer's Row II
Lyria's POV
Bridget covered a laugh.
"I do not know how Margery will feel about that."
Neither did I.
"It is g-good to see you, H-Helen," I said, a genuine smile spreading across my face.
Her expression softened immediately.
"It's good ter see ye too, sweetheart."
She squeezed my shoulders gently before stepping back and looking at me properly.
"Look at ye. Black 'air. Didn't fink I'd ever see the day." She shook her head with quiet amusement. "Proper job, I'll give ye that much."
I smiled.
"I d-do not think I have e-ever seen m-myself like this either."
Helen chuckled.
There was genuine approval in it. She had apparently decided that whatever else might be said of the disguise, it had at least succeeded in its principal purpose.
Her attention shifted toward Duke Thorncrest.
"'Oo's ye, then?"
"Xander," Duke Thorncrest said smoothly.
