KATHERINE
Jessie and her mother stayed close together while they talked about the high lord heirs they wanted Jessie to meet at Lord Shekel’s ball and they both looked excited as we all moved toward the vehicles and the guards spread out around us and the staff kept opening doors and bowing as if the whole morning was planned around Jessie’s introduction into that world and I stayed a little behind them because the more they talked about heirs and alliances the more obvious it was that I didn’t fit into their conversations.
Stephen came out of the manor before they entered the cars and he stopped in front of me and said he was going to the ball as well and that I should come with him and I didn’t bother arguing because we both knew he would drag me there anyway and he looked too calm for
