Chapter Seventy
In which she gained a guard.
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Kye looked relieved.
I thought that Laontel would leave the second that my brother appeared, but learning things made him more protective of me. He had been with the family for years, so he does feel like family. For him to feel threatened knowing that someone almost harmed me must have been a blaring alarm in his mind.
It was good enough that he isn’t announcing anything to my father. That’ll be worse.
“You do not have to push yourself, Laontel.” I whispered, pushing the cup of coffee in front of him. Knowing the man, he must have camp outside the building to make sure that the event from last time didn’t happen. “The security grew the second it happened. Lucas made sure of that.”
He scoffed. “I am doing my best, Pa
