Did he dress up that maid?! Criselle couldn't help but wonder as she watched her brother and the maid climbing the stairs.
In the decent dress she wore, the maid looked a little livelier. She appeared rather pleasing to the eye and Criselle wondered if Lemiel was bedding the maid. But of all the ladies crawling at his feet, why would he choose a servant? That couldn't be possible, right? she convinced herself. Right, Lemiel had exquisite tastes. He wouldn't bed a woman of such low status.
Davi was halfway down the stairs when he saw Sienna and Lemiel approaching. His steps halted as he watched his mother with a blank expression. Lemiel tapped the boy's shoulder and they went to the boy's room together. Sienna followed them silently.
"Where were you, Mama?"
Once the door to his room closed, Davi immediately asked Sienna.
She knelt to meet Davi's eyes. Her wounds stung, but she didn't wince and just smiled as she held her son's shoulders.