Chapter 82

“Is something wrong?” she demanded.

The male frowned, moving toward them. “This is the private quarters of the lair.”

Kain instinctively angled his body until he was half standing in front of her, his aggression filling the air with a searing heat. “I am aware of our location,” he said.

The alchemist’s nose flared, a curl of smoke trailing from his nostril.

“I was speaking to your mistress,” he reprimanded Kain.

Flames danced over Kain’s skin, and Pearl was swift to move so she was the one standing in front of him. What was wrong with the foolish male? He was going to get himself killed.

“Did King Edward send you to follow me?” she asked the alchemist.

There was a tense pause before the alchemist moved his gaze from Kain back to Pearl.

“He mentioned that you were worried that there was a plot to harm his unborn child,” Kain admitted.

Pearl was confused. If King Edward wanted to keep an eye on them, why not send a guard?

“Are you a