Alicia was staying behind to keep communications open between Earalas and Cuir, but Remy had a bit of unfinished business she needed to take care of with Hadley. He'd all but exiled her to keep her safe from impending doom, but she needed to see him. Mostly because she wanted to, but also because she wanted to tell him something.
Last week, before Remy left for Cuir, she had told her brother about her pregnancy. He had reacted as expected, and was probably more excited about the baby than its parents were. She'd been talking to Lysander for awhile before that, but had never told Hadley about it. Her baby daddy was still pissed at Lysander for that whole "I'm using you for your money" stint he had pulled back when they first met each other. But now that Remy had told Lysander about baby Hamy she needed to tell Hadley that she had told Lysander about baby Hamy. Not something she was looking forward to, but she seemed to be doing a lot of things she didn't want to do lately, anyway.
She walked into the estate quietly and found Hadley playing something soft at the piano. She hadn't told him she was coming back today.
"Hadley?"