Book 2: Bad Company

Kane

I’m not in the best mood after talking with Clark. As much as I dislike him, he is right about some things. Delivering awful truths has always been something he relishes in. Clark practically snickered as I left his suite, enjoying how his words affected me. I needed to go to my office afterward to get some work done and think about everything he told me. Hours pass by, and I haven’t gotten much work done. I’m worried about the war, the baby–everything.

It’s time for dinner, and the thought of being surrounded by the nobles exhausts me. I could make an excuse and not show up, but Emory’s sister, Lola, is having her first dinner in the castle, and I can’t leave them alone with the pit of vipers. Even with Opal and her terrible friends gone, the other nobles aren’t much more accepting of anybody they deem beneath them. I just have to suck it up and get through the meal.

I’m late, but nobody will say a word about it. There are perks to being the