Chapter 55: The Beloved Child (3)

Felice stood frozen, locked in an awkward staredown with the two of us. She looked at me first. Then at Sonia. Her face quickly returned to its usual blank expression, but now radiated a distinct do not approach aura. “Ahem, um, Felice, is something the matter?” “I caught a fish and wanted to show you,” Felice said as she lifted the small net holding her catch. It wasn’t large. “But you disappeared, and I got a little worried so I came looking.” “Oh… uh… nice! You got…