Chapter 19
Keir
Tierney stared at Keir as if she hadn’t heard a word he said. He knew it was a bad idea the moment it was out of his mouth, but he couldn’t take it back now.
Most of the women wouldn’t meet his eyes, and he supposed that was Vondur’s fault for teaching women subservience was best. Yet, there were two women here who didn’t seem to follow those rules.
Tierney stared at him, a wicked gleam entering her gaze.
And behind her, Yvonne, a mere maid, lifted her chin and matched his hard look. He’d suspected it before when she did every part of her job poorly, but this was no maid.
Tierney’s voice snapped him back to the challenge at hand. “Are you sure you wish to challenge me, your Majesty?” She stepped closer, her voice dropping. “I won’t go easy on you.”
Narrowing his eyes
