Kael’s sitting cross-legged on the floor like some ancient, annoyingly placid monk, eyes closed, his back impossibly straight, breathing slow and even. The only sounds in the small, candlelit room are the soft rush of the fire and the rhythmic, steady hush of his exhales.I narrow my eyes at him, the frustration building to a painful knot in my stomach.He peeks open a single eyelid, catches my venomous glare, and sighs dramatically, the sound vibrating the calm air. He sighs like I’m the single greatest disappointment in his entire royal lineage. Which, to be perfectly fair, I probably am.“You’re not even trying, Olivia,” he mutters, his voice low and utterly bored.“I am trying,” I shoot back, my voice tight with defensive anger, sitting rigidly with my legs folded into the most painful, awkward angle known to humankind. “It’s just that you look like you’ve been professionally Photoshopped into a ridiculously expensive yoga commercial, and it’s distracting.”He opens both eyes f
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