Victoria looked to Cole for an explanation, but he was too busy tending to Rosalie to spare her a glance.
'He wouldn't have,' Victoria thought, refusing to believe Cole could be so evil. 'He was only to pay her.'
Despite how well Victoria liked to believe she knew Cole, she couldn't shake the feeling that he had killed Faye to bury the secret.
'What would he do to me?' Victoria wondered.
Victoria had been quiet all along, but what if there came a day when Cole became afraid of the duke finding out? Would he kill her and act innocent as he was now?
"She died? How can that be? I don't understand," Rosalie said, touching her temple. "I must speak to the town guards. Excuse me, Lady and Lord Hawthorne."
Cole guided Rosalie towards the guards, leaving Victoria with Damien and Eloise.
"Are you well, Victoria?" Eloise asked, accidentally making Victoria flinch. "Did you know the maid?"
