FLASHBACK:
Knock!
Knock!!
Knock!!!
Three loud taps on the door. Kaive didn't look up. "Come in," he said, already expecting Dino... perhaps here to announce Olessia's arrival.
The door opened, and his breath stalled when Lady Brieley stepped inside.
Kaive straightened at once, surprise crossing his face before he could stop it. Of all the people who could stand before him, she was the last he expected. She closed the door behind her as if sealing them into the moment.
"Greetings, His Royalty Kaive," she said.
He inclined his head. "Lady Brieley." His gaze moved from the door back to her. She hadn't stepped further inside.
He waited. Her hands remained folded, and too composed. Of all reasons to seek him out, only one pressed at his mind. The memory of her moan, cut short, and the guard having sèx with her. Kaive exhaled slowly.
"Speak up, Lady Brieley. Why are you here?" he asked.
