The woman in bed chuckled as she burrowed under the covers, leaving only her head exposed.
Once the man got into bed, she lifted the covers and covered him too…
During the day, Amily hadn't seen Ose Owen again. When she asked the servants, they all pleaded ignorance.
The servants really didn't know; the second floor was Miss Yost's private territory, practically off-limits, and no one was allowed up without the butler's instruction.
So, except for the butler, no one knew Ose Owen was on the second floor.
Butler Declan Dudley, who had seen it all before, guessed something might have happened after he hadn't seen Mr. Owen come down for most of the day. What else could come of a man and a woman alone in a room for a day but sparks flying—unless they were only having coffee and chatting, right!?
Since it was the master's privacy, the butler naturally couldn't reveal a thing, so when Amily came asking, he had to lie, saying Mr. Owen had to leave the island suddenly for a matter.
