Elina walked through the corridor. She'd been to the library. Again.
Anything to keep her mind occupied. To stop thinking about the nightmares.
She turned the corner toward her chambers when voices drifted from the guest room ahead. The door was slightly ajar.
And she could hear Selene's voice, but there was also another one.
Male. Unfamiliar.
Elina slowed her pace. Something in the tone made her cautious.
She shouldn't eavesdrop. It was rude. Undignified.
But her feet stopped moving anyway.
"...nearly two weeks since the initial proposal," the male voice was saying. Smooth. Professional. "My lord has noted with some concern that the documents regarding Lady Elina's transfer remain unsigned."
Elina's breath caught.
Transfer?
Her fingers tightened on the book.
And she pressed herself against the wall. Her heart hammering.
They're talking about me?
And then she began hearing, what they're discussing.
"I will bring this to my husband's attention."
