The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller

Author:Tricia Levenseller [Levenseller, Tricia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
ISBN: 9781250189967
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Published: 2020-02-24T18:30:00+00:00

I don’t miss the blatant threat. Come to me or else I’ll come to you.

“Something wrong?” Kallias asks.

I look up and gather my thoughts quickly. “It’s an invitation to the Baron of Drivas’s estate.” Not a lie.

“Oh. I know of the baron, but I can’t say I’ve seen him more than a handful of times. But if you wish to go, I would be honored to accompany you.”

My knuckles whiten on the letter. Kallias thinks I’ve been invited to a party or some event. Of course he does, and he’s trying to show that he’s all in now on our ruse.

“Actually, the baron makes me … uncomfortable.”

At that word, I have Kallias’s undivided attention.

“Has he done something untoward?”

“He’s been talking with my father and my sister. Now he’s all but threatened to come to the palace if I don’t come to him. I think he’s up to something.”

I have done my best not ever to lie to Kallias. Lies are far too easy to get caught up in. Far too easy to discover. I let Kallias draw his own conclusions from my words.

“The baron has many sons, does he not?” Kallias asks.

“He does,” I say with resignation.

“Perhaps I should have a talk with him about how you are unavailable.”

“Oh, please don’t make an issue of it,” I say. “But if it’s not too much to ask, should he attempt to come to the palace…”

“I won’t let the guards admit him. Say nothing more.”

I relax. As long as I’m in Kallias’s confidence, I needn’t worry about the baron. Hektor will not ruin this for me.

Kallias returns to his breakfast, while I think through a reply for the baron. I’ll assure him that despite what he’s heard, I barely knew his son, and I’m afraid I have no information to assist in his search. Then I will pass along my regrets.

Yes, that should take care of things for now. I certainly can’t leave the palace to deal with this issue myself. Not when things are finally turning around for Kallias and me.

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