Chapter 12 - Maeve Passes The Test With Unexpected Grace and Courage
That evening, Elias summoned Maeve back to his study under the dim light of a brass desk lamp.
“Gabriel tells me you were handed an envelope accusing your family of treason today,” Elias stated calmly.
“It wasn't true, Elias... and your security chief knows it was a test,” Maeve replied, standing her ground proudly.
Elias wheeled himself slowly closer to her, stopping just inches from where her silk slippers rested on the rug.
“And yet you didn't pack your bags, you didn't call your mother, and you didn't run to the police,” Elias noted.
“Because running away makes you look guilty when you’ve done nothing wrong,” Maeve answered steadily.
Elias reached out, his warm fingers gently tracing the edge of her jawline in a gesture of unexpected tenderness.
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“You continue to surprise me, Sienna... perhaps my uncle was wrong about you after all,” Elias whispered.
Maeve’s breath hitched, a strange, terrifying warmth spreading through her chest at his touch.
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