Silent Orchids (The Age of Alandria: Book One) Page 25

  “So there is a snob buried under all that ‘I’m not a lady, I’m not a lady, I’m just like everyone else,’ piffle?” He mocked.

  “I do not speak like that. And I am just like everyone else. Except when it comes to you. You will talk to me like I’m royalty, Captain. As in… don’t speak to me at all.”

  The usual cool and collected Wolfe stiffened at my insults, his face taut with anger. Our dislike was definitely, definitely mutual. “If you want to get snooty, Rogan,—”

  I flinched at his use of my given name. He’d never called me Rogan before. Not to my face anyway. It had always been My Lady, despite my lack of nobility.

  “—may I remind you that I’m the one with Lord before my name. Don’t speak to me like I’m dirt beneath your shoe.”

  Arrogant beast, I shook my head. Just like his demon father. I laughed humorlessly, a cold, brittle laugh that caused him to wince. “You don’t need to remind me who you are, Vikomt Stovia.” With that I veered from him, pushing my way through the crowds to escape him. I looked back to make sure he did not follow. He didn’t, however, I watched him nod at someone and then glance at me. Within seconds, Lieutenant Chaeron had pushed his way through the crowds to walk by my side, his hand on the hilt of his sword. I wanted to be annoyed at the immediate sense of suffocation his presence caused me, but then I recalled Jarvis’ words of warning and relaxed. There was a reason behind Haydyn’s idea for a ball. Quite suddenly I was glad for our trained Guard. We had never needed them before.

  But then there had never been crime in the different provinces before.

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