Eaton, who weirdly seemed no stranger to such an order,assumed a look of contented excitement.
“Not Idina.She isn’t involved in this,” I put in.“She wasonly hired right before our trip.”
“Have a care with the maid,” Ansley agreed.“And last…” Heturned his head to his son.“Loren?”
“Maitland,” Loren grunted.
An unusual but attractive smile spread on Ansley’s lipsbefore he said, “And send for Maitland,urgently.”
Who was Maitland?
Eaton took off.
“Ummmm…” I hummed.
“Now, dear, are you Maxine, or are you named somethingelse?”Ansley inquired of me.
Okay, things were happening fast here, and I had to thinkfast as they happened.
But it didn’t seem to sound crazy to them that I had a twin,though I was sensing they didn’t know about the parallel world, but Ansley hadeven met her.Also, they weren’t surprised Mom was around, though that wasstrange considering the mom of this world took her own life.
However, maybe…just maybe…
“Satrine,” I declared, giving themthe name Mom nearly gave me.“My name isSatrine.I’mMaxine’s my twin sister.”I turned to Ansley.“And we need to find Mother andMaxine.It’s not nice, where he’s holding them, and he took Maxie out of herhospital, and she needs to go back as soon as possible.”
“Oh, my dear,” Ansley murmured sadly.“You’ve been enduringsuch a trial.”
I so totally had.
But there was no time to feel sorry for myself.
“I would like to go back to the city now, please.”
Ansley tetched and stated, “Of course.In a day, or two, weshall return—”
“No, really,now.Just, um, if you could, pleaseget someone to bring a carriage around and Idina and I—”
Ansley’s brows flew together.“You don’t mean to go back toNewton on your own.”
Newton.
Newton was the name of that city.
Remember, Maxine, I mentally noted.Payattention, listen, learn, and you might be able to pull this off.
“When I say their situation is dire, sir, I mean thatgravely,” I shared.“There’s no time to waste.”
Ansley looked to Loren.
Loren was watching us, but when he had our attention, helooked down to Edgar.
“Where are they?”he asked.
“Go,” Edgar sniffed, “straight to hell.”
Okay, they had the concept of hell here.
Or maybe just the curse word?
