A Midnight Stroll

Under the cover of night, there was complete silence in the Mercer family's manor.

Suddenly, the door to the guest room opened. Sabrina slipped quietly down the stairs, careful not to make a sound. Seeing no one around, she took advantage of the moonlight to sneak into the manor's back garden.

A few days earlier, Sabrina had begged Gareth to agree to a 10-day arrangement, using a final farewell as