Theora's hand dropped from Antonis' shoulder as soon as they were out of sight, but he didn't keep walking and instead turned around to face her.
"You are not to hang out alone with him again," he hissed. "I understand you are entitled to your friendships and privacy, but this is different. He is a duke, Theora. Even if he's a friend, he is under a lot of scrutiny, and he has a lot of enemies. This is extremely dangerous for you. People could twist things around in a way that would hurt you more than physically, Theora. You could become a target. I'm serious, if-"
"I understand," Theora sighed. "First, stop hissing at me. Second, can we stop talking about Breorion for a minute? I appreciate you being worried about me, but I have to digest that I have an older brother first, and an overbe
