Too many eyes were trained on his sweet little blushing mate, and Theodore had to exert great control to keep himself from growling.
It wouldn’t do to snap at nobles for nothing. He didn’t want to stir trouble just yet - not more than he already did by killing Ivan already.
“Sweet of you to join us,” his mother said in a contempt-filled tone, her eyes full of disdain glaring at Emily briefly.
He looked around the big table, and there were only two vacant places left, one next to his father, and the other on the far end of the table. He blamed his mother for the seating arrangements.
He didn’t want to leave Emily alone in the middle of those vultures, but he didn’t know what to do without causing an uproar.
His sister was standing in front of the chair next to the one reserved to
