Chapter 498
Julie's POV
I hadn't heard her footsteps approach, but I felt her presence before I even laid eyes on her the way one feels a sudden atmospheric shift right before a violent storm breaks.
Violet stood poised at the threshold of the sitting room, her arms crossed tight over her chest, one shoulder leaning lazily against the dark wooden doorframe with an effortless, predatory grace. I had no way of knowing how long she had been standing there. Her features were carved in their usual unreadable stillness, but something flickering deep within her eyes was anything but steady.
