Rain
The sun had gone down, and the study was dim, lit only by a few lamps. I was already there, pacing back and forth on the rug. My skin felt itchy. River walked in, looking just as stressed, followed by Rex, who didn’t even look at anyone.
He just walked to the leather armchair, sat down, and pulled out his phone. He started scrolling like we were here to watch a movie instead of plan a war.
“Okay,” I said, stopping in the middle of the room. “We need to handle this now. I have thought about it for a long while, thanks to the rest, and I have a lot of options in my mind.
“First, how do we know that girl isn’t bluffing with the whole permanent contract thing? You know mistresses have a big mouth,” I said.
River nodded. “You are right. But I don’t think so. Nobody jokes about things
