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C H A P T E R 5

“I

never want to go back there again,” I said.

“He’s notorious for his mood swings,”

Etienne said.

“I felt so . . . small.”

“I’m sorry, Addie. That’s just him.” He sighed heavily

into the phone line. “Just steer clear.”

“Oh, I am. I’m going to drop o his basket at five o’clock

today and make sure I don’t call attention to myself at all. I

can’t wait for this weekend to arrive already so I can leave.”

“So you are doing the Versailles event.”

“How do you know about it?”

“Mira told me.”

“How does Mira know about it?”

“I don’t know. How does Mira know anything? Gossip,”

he said.

“Still. I would love to know who she heard it from.”

“Hold on.” Etienne sighed. “Mira, who’d you hear that

Pirouette Events was doing Versailles from?” He was quiet

for a moment. I could hear Mira talking in the background

before Etienne said, “She heard it from Sarah who heard it

from Rita who heard it from Francis who heard it from

Princess Pilar.”

“Oh. I always forget how many connections Mira has.”

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