I hopped down from the horse and looked around to see Jax approaching me.
He was smiling warmly and ignoring all of the people who were trying to get his attention as he walked over to me.
“What are you doing here, Talia?”
I furrowed my brow in confusion, but the horse snorted beside me and I realized he recognized this was the Emperor’s horse and was wondering why I was riding it alone through the heart of the city.
“Caius sent me to have fun in the city, whatever that means. I think I was supposed to spend my day drinking and gambling…"
Jax laughed, and patted the flank of the horse beside me affectionately.
"...drinking and gambling? Really? That's how you were planning on spending your day before I saw you?"
"Of course it wasn't how I planned on spending my day," I snapped defe
