Chapter Forty Six

Van doesn't look at all pleased about being held back by me but I don't care. I push up from my seat, taking slow, confident strides towards him.

“It's obvious that we have a lot to discuss, don't we?”. He doesn't say anything, just stares down his nose at me. I stop a few steps away from him, bringing my hands up to fold across my chest. “If it's not yet obvious, your competency is very questionable, Lord Van”.

He has the audacity to look very offended by my statement when it was literally just evident in the meeting. “Oh?”. He says.

“Mmhmm, yes”. I lean against the table, bringing my arms behind me to support my weight. “Do you know what it entails to lead a documentation team?”. He laughs, a cold, bitter chuckle that sounds like metal grating on metal.

“Pray do tell. Tell me what it entails, Luna”. Every syllable that comes out of his mouth is inflected in the most noteworthy dose of condescension.

“I guess you didn't read the manual for your job then”. The smile falls off his fac