AUTHOR’S POV
“Did you hear?” Michal asked his sister as he threw himself onto the couch in his entry, kicking at the human enslaved person who was lying on the floor with Anastasia’s legs resting on his back.
Anastasia glared at her brother, “You are really uncultured. First, you come into my house without informing me firsthand. Then you throw your weight around like you own this place.”
He snorted, unbothered by her complaint. “Whatever. Have you heard the latest rumor going around in the empire?”
She rolled her eyes, obviously disinterested in whatever he had to share. “I am guessing you are out of work if you have time to listen to rumors. Shouldn’t you be out there capturing these human pests? Some of the enslaved people are getting older. We need more fresh blood. But here you a
