Nadia
I had no interest in getting involved in the princess’s little games. I didn’t want to take part in any relationship drama or petty conflicts. In fact, I didn’t even want to be Kael’s training partner anymore. Despite Freda’s faux-sympathetic effort to put me down, she was kind of doing me a favour.
So I did what always made two-faced people like her uncomfortable: gave her a wide, genuine smile.
“That’s fine with me,” I told her honestly, spreading my hands. “Nobody wants things to be unfair, right?”
Okay, maybe that was a little petty. But I think I’d earned it.
My easy agreement clearly took Freda off guard. For a brief moment, I saw her innocent expression flicker into a dark frown – but only for a moment. After all, to win her game, she had to play the good guy. At lea
