Raena reached for her coffee cup, raising it to her lips only to realize there was nothing inside. She stared at the empty bottom with betrayal before setting it down and glancing back at the mountain of papers on her desk. If she hadn’t been convinced about the realness of this world, she was now. There was no way a fictional world existed where someone had to do so much paperwork.
She got up and stretched her arms, glancing toward Davin, who was sitting in Zen’s usual place, frowning at a piece of paper he was reading.
“So what’s the verdict? How bad am I at math?” She smiled, stepping toward him. She had been hesitant at first, giving Davin access to both the North Palace and the restaurant’s finances, but she needed the help and she’d rather receive it from someone that already knew
