"She will be out by nightfall. She only stays now to tend to Victoria as the servants gather her things," Dante said, lowering his hand back at his side now that the deal was done.
'"Though she will be out of the castle, I don't want to sit with you for dinner. I have always enjoyed eating dinner alone, and I don't want to get in the way of your time with Victoria. Please do not ask that I join you," Ophelia requested.
"As you wish, but Victoria will not trouble you since she is not my mistress. That was a rumour."
Ophelia found it odd that it was only a rumour.
If Victoria wasn't Dante's mistress, then what reason did she have to stay in the castle?
'Forget it. I don't want to know,' Ophelia thought.
Ophelia didn't want to be roped into whatever business Victoria and Dante had together.
"You don't need to know why she is here?" Dante asked, but he wasn't surprised Ophelia wasn't interested.
