Alden's POV
24 hours earlier
I returned home to find Rena waiting for me in the living room. She was wearing something I had bought her last month which was a silk robe that left little to the imagination, and her hair wasdown and loose around her shoulders.
I stopped in the doorway, glancing around instinctively. "Where's Keira?"
I kept my distance, worried that Keira might see. We had been careful for so long while maintaining the facade, so I really couldn't afford to be careless now.
Rena noticed my hesitation and her expression fell. "She's not here. The servants said she went on a business trip. She won't be back tonight."
That was not unusual. Keira was always working and traveling to meet with potential allies or negotiate agreements. I should have been gratefu
