Chapitre 183: Gut Feeling

'Sierra,' Opal's voice rang out in her mind. 

She looked down, as Opal slithered onto her palm. She looked over to Steven for a moment, then back at Sierra. 

'I can smell the faint scent of Cair off him,' she hissed telepathically. 

It was common knowledge that snakes had a keen sense of smell. It allowed them to smell things that normal humans and even certain animals are unable to. 

'Are you certain?' She asked through their mind link. 

'Absolutely.'

Not wanting to raise any alarms, Sierra calmly dismissed Steven, asking him to return to his guard duties around the estate. Once the door closed behind him, it was back down to the three women. 

"Perhaps Bunty had simply returned without a letter? That in itself is concerning…" Roxine theorized.

"Never. Bunty is trained to wait on a return letter, without fail. It's impossible."