I leaned against the adjoining door, waiting for King Kal to say something, because I didn’t believe that he would just be willing to leave as easily as that. I knew that Anoa had had just about enough of this mess. Even though I had been upset by it, I couldn’t deny the fact that the timing of it all had been more than perfect.
I could only begin to imagine what would have happened if King Kal had found me there. I hadn’t even fully closed the door before he had come in—doing so without knocking, to top it all off. I’m almost certain of the fact that Anoa had been under the impression that I was the one who had walked through her door, but I could always be wrong about that.
I let out a sigh, feeling the weight of the day settle onto my shoulders. I had been doing my best to pretend t
