The Kiss that Sparked it All

Xenia was thinking back, feeling the lack of solid proof. That’s when she spotted something under the bed.

What was that?

She set her child down and hurried over, pulling out a crumpled set of pajamas and underwear from underneath the bed.

Laughing excitedly, she took shots of her evidence and said, “Ha! Busted, aren’t ya? You two claimed nothing happened; then what’s this?”

When Ellinor caught sight of the clothes Xenia was holding, she realized that those were her clothes from the previous night. She felt her face heat up.

“Those are my private belongings; give them back!”

her clothes back, Xenia hid

her brows, “What evidence?

clothes you took off? Who throws their clothes on the floor, let alone under the bed? Clothes only get tossed around in the heat of the moment, right? Ellinor,

off herself, they were stripped off by Theo while she

to have them

and said, “Mrs. Howard, you may have misunderstood mine and Ellinor’s relationship. I arrived at her room this morning, if you don’t believe me; you can ask the servants.

were sneaking around, you’d avoid being seen! Even if the servants morning, it doesn’t prove anything.

sighed, “Mrs. Howard, do you really

saw you this

Ellinor arrived yesterday, so how did end up in her room this morning? You’re here

you

but not