Having been removed from education for two years between my abductionand recovery, I'd spent the two and half years years since then withprivate instr...ction to get me caught up on what I'd missed. Privatelessons always moved at exactly the right pace, my pace, but classescouldn't do that. For someone like me with all sorts of mental exemplarbenefits, combined with good intuition and learning ability, class, evenat a place like Whateley, tended to drag. It was quite frustrating.I let out a. The Earl looked at her in the way only Earls without sons could look at their eldest daughter; expectantly.It was clear where they thought the future lay when they welcomed her fiancé, the original chinless wonder. I gave Cyn my raised eyebrow, "where did she find that?" look.Cyn simply responded, "He is the second son of the Duke of Bridgewater, darling, and will inherit land in Scotland, she has done frightfully well you know." What about diversity and all that, look at Megan?"Lady Cyn gave. Ulani and Kelli grabbed some snacks while Lee got the milk. Kyle and Sean grabbed a couple of chairs, and they all headed down to Lee’s room. The boys set up the room, pushing the sofa to the wall to make room for the extra chairs. Meanwhile, the girls got the snacks and coffee organised.Ulani and Kelli hadn’t visited Lee’s place before. They were amazed by the set-up and a little envious of the space Lee and Sean had. In small talk, Lee told them that Miss Piggy was pregnant, and she doubted. "That's Kyle."Daddy looked surprised. "You two know each other?"Conner shook his head. "We went to the same high school." I just graduated last year," I said, speaking for the first time.Daddy smiled even more at me. "Kyle. Kylie. That's a pretty name,Kylie. Don't you think?"I nodded, because he was right. It was pretty.Suddenly, Daddy's face got more serious. There was still a hint of asmile there, but his eyes were boring in on me. It was as if he wasstaring right through me. Like a.