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TheWhy did theseem so familiar?

Probably because it was a , she told herself impatiently They weren’t exactly replete with unique architectural detail

When she reached her destination, she leaned carefully forward, trying to push the curtains aside with her face She started with her cheek, then, once she had them pushed a bit to the side, she rolled her face forward, trying to hook the edge of the curtains with her nose It took her four tries, but eventually sheher shoulder forward to block the curtains frolass, she saw…nothing Just the fog fro her cheek to rub the ain, she held her breath

Still, she couldn’t seeshe could deterh up, perhaps on a fifth or sixth floor She could see the roofs of other buildings and not much else

The moon She could see the moon

She had seen the moon in the other room, the one where she’d ht

The fanlight !

She edged back, very carefully so as not to lose her balance Thisalso had a fanlight at the top Which didn’t meanout fro it look rather like a handheld fan

Exactly like the one downstairs

She was still in the aht to another building with the exact samepattern, but that was unlikely, wasn’t it? And the ae Practically a palace It was not in central London but rather out past Kensington, where there was quite a bit s

She e of the curtains again, this tiainst the glass, listening for…anything Music? People? Shouldn’t there be so on in the sa?

Maybe she wasn’t in the a She could easily be far enough away not to hear anything

But she could hear footsteps Her heart slammed in her chest, and she half shuffled, half ju to flop herself down just as she heard the two locks clicking undone

As the door opened she began to struggle It was the only thing she could think of that ht explain why she was out of breath

"I told you not to do that," her captor scolded He was carrying a tray with a teapot and two cups Olivia could s from across the room The scent was heavenly

"I ahtly before setting it down on a table "I have worn such a gag before" He motioned to the one wrapped around her head "It does make the mouth very dry"