Quinn and I worked side by side at his desk for a bit until one of the kitchen staff brought us lunch. There was a note attached.
“Don’t forget to eat, lovebirds. Xoxo Duncan.”
It reminded me of something I wanted to ask Quinn.
“How did you know Duncan staged that conversation just for me to hear?” I asked.
“Because of what you told me he said. He just wouldn’t ever say that. Plus, he’s just as devious at planning at Alec was. I was playing it over in my mind last night. I thought of Dad telling me to wait to challenge my grandfather until after the ball as I would be stronger. Duncan must have told him you’d gone after me.”
“You were up after I fell asleep?”
“Yeah, just processing things. And staring at you like a creeper.” He winked at me, and I laughed.
Once again, the food t
