Chapter 89

Tumbling and rolling through the darkness, Melody slipped out the door and made her way straight to—

"Uu-uu!"

Duke Snacky!

Spotting the impossibly tall man standing at one end of the hallway, Melody scampered straight toward him, pit-pat-pit-pat.

"Isn't it past your bedtime? Where's Viola? Why are you alone?"

"Uu!"

I snuck out!

To his question, laced with concern over a small child wandering the halls alone this late at night, Melody answered with great confidence.

Cain let out a short, disbelieving laugh.

"Quite proud of yourself, saying that. What if I told Viola?"

"Uu-uu? Uu?"

Are you a tattletale, mister?

No way...! That can't happen. If he does, my whole plan will—!

"Uu-wak. Uu-eu."

Shake, shake, shake, shake.

She shook her head with utter urgency, and Cain crouched down to bring himself as close to her eye level as he could.

Only now could she actually see his face.…