“That was your first warning.”
“I was speaking to Blackstone.”
“I know.”
Her eyes opened again, guilt replacing confusion. “The cameras were still running.”
I tightened my hand around hers. “That does not matter.”
“It matters if everyone saw.”
“They did,” Kael said from the doorway.
He had entered so quietly that I had not noticed him. His jacket was gone, his tie loosened, and strain showed across his face despite his controlled posture.
Nevara stared at him. “How much?”
“Enough to know you collapsed and the king carried you away.”
I looked toward him. “The broadcast?”
“I ended it. I told everyone you were receiving care and needed rest.”
“Did you say she was fine?”
“No. I did not have confirmation yet.”
Good.
He had chosen honesty rather than an assurance we might have bee
