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Chapter 69: The Fake Ciana

*Ciana*

It was late afternoon when I saw that the coast was clear, and I

decided to go ahead and go to my parents’ house. I could tell Warren had moved in because the light was on in the Master suite.

I had a feeling that Raymond would insist that Warren take the best room in the house.

I would have to sneak in like a common thief, but once I was in there and with Warren, I should be safe. I didn’t think that the servants would be hanging around Warren too much since he could easily just tell them to leave him be.

I could see Warren pacing around the room. Carefully, so as not to fall or draw attention to myself, I made my way to the window of the Master suite. Keeping my balance, I situated my knees on the window sill and knocked on the window.

He jumped a bit when he saw me, and then rushed over to open the window, helping me inside. “Thank the goddess you’ re here! I was worried. It seemed to have taken you a while. Did you run into trouble?”

“No. Sorry to make you worry,” I said. “I wanted to make sure no one saw me.” I straightened my clothing and took a deep breath, happy to have made it in. Now, I felt relatively safe-at least for the moment.

“You have a beautiful home! I’m impressed,” Warren praised. He poured me a glass of cool water from a pitcher and handed it over. He was so thoughtful-unlike some people…..

“Thank you. Mom and Dad poured their love into this house. It indeed is a wonderful place.” I couldn’t help but smile.

“Is this the Luna and Alpha’s bedroom?”

“Yes. Why?” I asked him, taking a sip of the drink. The cold water felt good going down my throat. I looked around at the familiar space and instantly missed my parents.

My heart felt heavy as my eyes landed on a picture of the three of us that was sitting on my mother’s dresser.

When would they be home?

“I should’ve asked for another room,” Warren said, causing me to give him my full attention.

“No, you’re totally fine. Even if my parents were home, they’d put you here. You’re the prince. You’re not just another visitor.”

His cheeks pinked slightly with my compliment. “Still, Ciana, I feel rude.”

“It’s all good, Warren. I promise.”

Just then, we heard voices in the hallway. I lifted a finger to my lips to signal him to be quiet.

Maids. They were passing by in a bit of a rush. I assumed they had decided the whole rest of the house needed a thorough cleaning now that a distinguished guest was staying here.

if Miss Ciana has met him yet,” one of the

said. “She sure does love to tend the flowers. Her mother will be proud to see how they are doing when she

“Since she is nearby, we should

new version of me did when it came to pruning the hedges and tending the flowers. Any information we could gather about her could be

but we’ll have

long as we were careful, it shouldn’t be a problem. Otherwise, our

followed behind him. He was careful

find a place to

of pretending to be me. But I knew that wouldn’t work because I had called her out the last time

front of my mother’s prize rose bushes, a pair of shears in hand, trimming away the

closer to a curve in the stone path and took up a position behind a large blooming tree. It smelled lovely, but I couldn’t think about the beauty of the

to concentrate on listening to what the

and I recognized them as people who had worked

myself most of the time. But

they were

the palace has matured her quite a bit, don’t

yes, I agree. They must’ve given the girls

surmised. “After all, she

self-control the Alpha’s daughter is able to exhibit now,” another woman was saying. She had her hands folded in front of her, standing like a statue, all prim and proper. “Do you recall how she used to always be

the last of them, an older man said, shaking his head. “It was nearly impossible to keep

charming young woman now,” the first woman said with a nod of approval. “Fit to marry a prince. It’s

perhaps the rumors are true, and Prince

wouldn’t meet my

“I” was now until it started to irritate me. I didn’t want to listen to them, but they continued to comment on how I

warm breath tickled my cheek. “They don’t know what they’re talking about. Uppity snobs.” He made a face, and I had to cover my mouth to keep

right. These people’s opinions shouldn’t matter to me, and they all sounded like they were simply trying to impress one another with their knowledge of

fake Ciana announced standing and removing her gardening gloves. “I would like to

lady,” the first woman said, rushing

party began heading in our direction. They would walk past the bushes we were hiding behind,

men gathered up the basket of

walking down the stone path in front of her. I ducked down lower, and Warren

uneven on the path. Somehow, the servant managed to catch his toe. He pitched forward, and the basket launched its contents

managed to trip over the back of him, falling toward the bushes where

“Ahh-!”

Why were there always accidents when

moment, Warren stood up, though, and he managed to grab fake Ciana mid-fall before she could see me and before she could further