Chapter 10 Elena & Killian Elena A rabbit had walked right into my snare . Yesterday , when I called Lucas to my room , I began to hatch my plan . I told him that I had noticed jewelry going missing recently , and that I suspected a member of the household staff was stealing it from my jewelry box when I wasn't around . Lucas brought me what I requested : a scentless plant extract known as nightseed oil , which was derived from a nightblooming plant that was common in our part of the territories . The extract had no smell or color until it came into contact with the oils in skin . Then , the extract would turn a bright red color that could not be washed off easily . Knowing that my locket would be stolen and left by Natalie's dug - up grave , I knew I had to act - not just to keep my jewelry from being left at the scene , but to catch the person who would frame me . So last night , after Lucas left , I put the nightseed oil on every piece of jewelry I had , including the locket . Then , when I left to go to my adoptive parents ' cottage , I deliberately kept my bedroom door open - essentially inviting the thief to enter my room and take the necklace . And lo and behold , the thief was caught quite literally red - handed . A few minutes after Lucas informed me that the thief had been found , a maid was brought into Killian's study . I recognized her immediately- her name was Ruby , and she was one of the staff who had always hated me . No wonder she had framed me . Was she working with Natalie , I wondered ? She had always been a part of the group who felt that Natalie would make a better Luna than I. Perhaps , being one of Natalie's biggest supporters , she had taken the order to frame me for the crime that would ultimately get me out of the picture so Natalie could take her " rightful place " . Ruby didn't look at me as Lucas brought her into the room . Killian stood by the window with his arms folded , and I couldn't decide if he was frustrated by my scheme or intrigued . But that didn't matter . " You stole this locket , didn't you ? " I asked , holding up the necklace my father had given me when I was a child . The maid glanced at the locket , then down at her red - stained hands . To my surprise , she willingly admitted , " Yes . I stole it . " I curled my lip and tossed the locket by her feet . " Did someone pay you to leave it by the grave you dug up ? " Ruby didn't try to deny her scheme . " I did dig up the grave and leave your locket there , " she said , lifting her chin . " But I worked alone . " I blinked , shocked , and glanced at Killian , whose surprise mirrored my own . It didn't make any sense that a maid - a member of mine and Killian's household staff , who relied on being paid by us - would choose to incriminate herself like this . And so easily , too . She hadn't even tried to deny it ! " Why ? " Killian pushed away from where he was leaning against the window and stormed over to her . " You know that framing anyone for a crime like this , especially the Luna , could result in severe punishment . " The maid simply shrugged . When she glanced at me , there was pure hatred in her eyes . " She is no Luna to me , " she hissed , nostrils flaring . " She was always cruel to me . She should have died , not Natalie . " I held back a gasp , refusing to let her see that her words affected me . Killian's face , however , turned into a mask of fury . He snapped his fingers at Lucas . " Take her into custody . I won't stand for my Luna being framed . " As Lucas took the indignant maid away , I watched the scene with a cold , detached feeling in my chest . For a moment , just a moment - when Killian called me his Luna - I felt a flicker of something tender in my heart . But I quickly pushed it back down , because I wasn't the same weak girl anymore who would let myself believe he had said it out of any kind of love for me . He was just angry that Natalie's grave had been disturbed and the culprit had been caught . He didn't actually care whether I was framed for it of not . Without another word , I stormed out , leaving Killian behind . He didn't call after me or follow me , and by the time I returned to my room , I had completely come to the conclusion that he cared only for Natalie , not for me . Once I was alone , I slipped the small scrap of paper I'd found in Natalie's desk out of my pocket . The strange golden crest with three slash marks stared up at me , glinting in the dim light .