Chapter 12
Deal
A guard was waiting at the side entrance when they returned to the fortress. With a brusque “Follow me,” Genesee was led to the costell’s audience chamber where the man was pacing the room. Seeing her enter, he gripped his hands into fists and took his seat on the elaborately carved stone chair situated before an equally elaborately carved rock wall. Genesee glanced at what appeared to either be a hunting scene or scenes of battle depicted on the bas relief, and tried not to be intimidated by Carq’s reddened face.
“You deliberately went against my wishes,” the man almost growled at her.
She c****d an eyebrow at him. “Your wishes?”
“You were told to remain in your room.”
“I was told no such thing. But even if you did, you would know I couldn’t obey them.” She tried to
