Dover chooses that moment to reach for the jam—and instead knocks over the glass set before her. Orange juice gushes out, spilling onto her lap and splattering her face. Cece goes rigid.
Dover freezes mid-reach. “Oops.”
Wood screeches against tile as she springs out of her seat. “Please excuse me.”
“Cece, wait!” Sorscha tries—and fails—to suppress a giggle.
Cece cuts her off with a swish of her hand. “I’m no longer hungry!”
The second she’s gone, the room explodes.
“You shouldn’t provoke her,” Kai clucks at Serena, slathering some jam on his bread. “That kitty’s got claws.”
“Yeah, I learned that last night.”
“It seems we missed out on the excitement,” Sorscha says.
“Oh, you sure did.” Kai chuckles. “You should have seen them going at it. They managed to fill my fantasy quota for the year.”
“I may have overreacted to something she said.” Serena clears her throat.
“What did she say?”
Serena’s face flushes, her eyes linking with mine for a quick moment.
Yes, whatdidshe say?I ask, watching her squirm in her seat.
“I think it had something to do with our dear Zadyn.” Kai flashes me a congratulatory smile. “Who knew you were capable of inciting an all-girl smack fest? My hero.”
I huff a laugh.
“Speaking of. Anyone seen Jace this morning? Savior?”
“No, why would I have seen him?”
“Last time I checked, you train together every morning.”
“Oh.” She shrugs. “Not this one.”
A steward pops through the door a moment later with a letter for Eaton. I can tell from the sheen of the parchment that it’s been enchanted.
“For me? Who in hell is writing to me here?” He reaches for the missive, still chewing.
“Your mother, Sire.”
Eaton nearly chokes on a grape.
“Everything okay?” I ask.
“Well, I’ve managed to piss my entire family off once again,” he mutters, tossing the letter onto the table.
“Really? I’d think your father would be pleased with this little plot twist.”
Two sons inheriting thrones? That’s Berringer’s wet dream.
“It’s not that. They’re livid that they missed the wedding. Mother especially.”
“This literally happened last night,” Serena says. “How did word travel so fast?”
