When I came downstairs, everyone’s eyes were on me and that’s when I saw Aioki. “Hi, Dad,”
“Don’t hi dad, me young lady, after what you did,” my stepfather said, so angry his nostrils were flaring.
“Kayla, is it true you offended the king?” my grandmother asked, horrified.
“Not offended, I just told him I wasn’t going to help him anymore, and it wasn’t my job,” I said nonchalantly.
“Not only that, but when the king told her to go get a book she recommended, she told him no Hiro’s gift was more important,” my stepfather said.
“Kayla, you put me in this. I am flattered, but Kayla are trying to get us all killed?” Hiro said, terrified.
“The king will be fine and so will you,” I assured him.
“Kayla, this isn't funny, nor is it a game, this is our lives you are playing with. You need to
