CH50

Flipping her hair over her shoulders, Skyler makes a low huff of annoyance. “I cannot believe we got hired by Wulf to escort him today. What a bother!” She complains beside me as we stand there, watching his performance. I honestly agree with her, but mostly, I am more concerned with what he has planned for us. My first reaction was to say no, but Kain had pushed me into going and now I was stuck here, with Skyler.

Seeing as Kain had some meeting or other to go to, and I had no other plans, I had little choice but to go, but that didn’t stop me from overthinking Wulf’s motives for wanting me here. Skyler, I could understand. He seemed very interested in her from the get-go and although she complained, she always accepted his attention. Though she had said he only ever talks to her in private, never touches her unless there’s an audience.

I was sceptical about that at first, but then, when I think of all Kain has done to h