4
Trinity
“Princess, I am Thordis Jax.” A man bowed before me when it was his turn to lead me around the dance floor. The name sounded familiar, but I’d met so many people, the names were a blur. “I would like to wish you welcome, but also my apologies for the… dangerous welcome you received upon your return to Alera.”
“Oh!” I replied. “Lord Jax, yes. I remember that name now,” I replied. What did one say to someone who had planned for our protection but provided anything but? What did I say to the alien who ruled the house that my sister, Faith, was probably snooping around in at this very moment? But then again, Prime Nial had trusted him. So I wasn’t sure what to think. Luckily, I didn’t have to come up with anything to say because he smiled at me—a gigawatt smile—and twirled me arou
