“These four men are staying with us all the time? Don’t they have wives?” I asked, suddenly feeling naive as the words left my mouth.
Governor Kruck gave me a patronizing smile. “Our agents are dedicated to no one but the state. This means that they can give their full attention to an assignment like babysit- uh, guarding you two.”
“Oh,” I said, then clamped my mouth shut. What else was I supposed to say?
An awkward silence stretched through the room, pulling tight and making me squirm. I really felt like I needed to fill the silence but had no idea what to fill it with. I glanced at Charles, who uncharacteristically looked as lost as I felt. Evidently, even he didn’t know what to say to the news that we were going to be living with four burly, no-nonsense security wolves.
Governor Kru
