The table had settled back into its quiet sound of breakfast. Just forks and knives clicking. Then Dad looked up from his plate.His eyes landed on Adrian's jaw and stayed there.He set his fork down slowly. "Adrian." he called out carefully "What happened to your face, my boy.?"Adrain cleared his throat. "It's nothing, sir. Just a little…""He had an accident," Ella said smoothly, not looking up from her plate. "Last night. But he is fine."I don't know what story Adrain must have told Ella for her to be this defensive but whatever story it was, Ella had really fallen for it. I can still vividly remember last night's incident. How Killian had punched him in the face as a warning for him to stay away from me.But since he wants to play games, maybe I should be his guest."What kind of accident?" I asked pleasantly, cutting into my food without looking up. "Because those bruises look very specific for an accident."Queen leaned slightly forward, studying Adrian's jaw with a calm ass
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