Chapter 538

• Apphia
• When we wake up from our nap, it is evening. We take a shower and change into fresh clothes. I wear a pale blue V-neck short-sleeve dress. My hair is unbound, and my makeup is minimally done. My mate holds my hand as we go downstairs. Drake and Lily are waiting for us downstairs to go to dinner.
• "Hello," she greets me cheerfully, smiling like a cat. She is in a better mood than we arrived. Drake, too, looks satisfied. What did they do?