Chapter Seventy-Four- Adriana Gervais- 19 yrs old

Ana didn’t have much of anything in her rooms. But little Xavier and his things arrived in one piece. He’d decided her bed was a far better place to sleep than his own.

Ana’s thoughts were accented by puppy snores. What would she do with Xavier once they trapped her in the dungeon? She couldn’t send him on to Ragnar or Edith herself. There couldn’t be any connection between them if this was to work.

She knew Xavier couldn’t be left behind here. Ana would have to get George to slip Xavier out of here and to Ragnar or his people. She hated to do it. In the past months, she’d grown attached to Xavier and his energetic moods. He was loud and excitable, but he was also sweet and affectionate. Xavier fit Ana perfectly. He was great at hunting, too. Well, hunting squirrels and cats, at least. It appeared if the animal was smaller than him; it was fair game.

Though George now claimed Xavier hadn’t killed the cat in her dressing room. So w