Heidi gulps, beads of sweat piling on her forehead. "S-Sierra and Lucan?"
Mrs. Castell scoffs. "Do I have other ones?"
"I–I-I don't know," Heidi admits honestly. "I didn't ride with them."
The woman's brows arch sharply. "Then who did you ride with?"
Heidi's stomach drops. Oh, Moon.
She can't say it. She can't say she rode with Morgan and Grayson. That would be suicide.
"I left early," she lies smoothly. "I walked."
For a heartbeat, there's silence. Heidi braces herself for the physical barrage that is sure to come next. She inhales, holding her breath and ready to gracefully receive the beating.
However, Mrs. Castell smiles contrary to her expectations. "Good," the woman says sweetly. "It means you're finally learning your place. In fact…" She waves a hand dismissively. "When my husband returns, you'll tell him you wish to walk to and from school every day. It'll build character. I can't have you staining my children with your filth every time you ride with them."
