KILLIAN
I end the video call with Alpha Garvin and lean back in my chair. I would rather have met him in person, but due to a certain inconvenience called Penrose spawn, I couldn’t travel. Nonetheless, another alliance has been secured. It should leave me feeling lighter considering how long I’ve been going back and forth with Garvin, but the moment I take a breath, my mind takes a trip across the hall to the maids' quarters.
I can’t shake the weight of Raelynn in my lap last night. I haven’t had her that close in…possibly forever. I can’t believe it had to force-feed her like a stubborn pup, and the way she stared at me after didn’t sit well with me. I wouldn't have had to shove food down her throat had she just eaten on her own, but no, the stubborn woman wants to starve herself to dea
