Kael's POV
Three days after she left I hadn't slept properly in any of them.
I was at the breakfast table with a newspaper I wasn't reading when Rowena walked in. She had her composure arranged the way she always did when she'd decided to say something reasonable, and she sat across from me and waited until the staff had cleared the room before she began.
"If there's a woman," she said, "and I'm not saying there is, you need to be careful. The Silvercrest alliance is not something we can afford to compromise. Corinna's family has expectations, and the council will be watching the engagement. Whatever you've been doing, end it cleanly. Before it becomes a problem."
I folded the newspaper and set it on the table. "You're very capable," I said. "I'm surprised you haven't already found out
