Katia kept her voice flat. "Whatever you’re here for, I’m here for the same thing."
Kaelen’s face darkened, and his voice turned sharp. "You shouldn’t be here. Go back to the villa. Now."
Katia looked at him coolly. "Shouldn’t be here? The King and his court are joining the hunt. Why shouldn’t I be here?"
"Katia, do you always have to talk to me like this?" Kaelen was getting more irritated.
He was trying to protect her! She was still recovering from being sick. What if she caught a chill and made herself worse?
But instead of being grateful, she was giving him attitude.
Katia looked at the man in front of her coldly. "If you don’t like how I talk to you, maybe you should think about how you talk to me first."
As the argument got worse, Allison cut in quietly, "Kaele
