Chapter 54. Marie's Sister

~GABRIELLA'S POV~

"Who... are you?” I asked with a confused expression.

The female giggled then replied as she raised the hood of her cloak, “Like I said before, I'm a friend.”

My eyes widened as they met hers. Her right eye was dark brown, and her left was strangely colored. I had never seen an eye so strange and beautiful in all my days. No, I had; in fact, it was only two days ago that I saw eyes similar to this one. Her eye was dark blue and had white spots that looked like stars; her pupil was white, making it look like a moon in the night sky. The only person I knew had that kind of eye was... Marie.

"What... do you want?” I asked.

“I'm here in search of someone—my sister. I asked around, and I was told a girl who always wore a blindfold was brought here a few years ago,” she answered.

“Who's that?” Steven asked, walking toward me.

“She says she's looking for someone—one of your maids, to be precise. Should I let her in?” I asked, turn