Dom and I ate dinner late and in our rooms that night. I had to tell him I was asked to join the office early. He insisted on coming along because, well, now that we both knew there were people trying to come between us, we must be careful. However, I wasn’t being too honest with him. I just couldn’t tell him what had happened in Italy.
“Anyway, I will just be in my office then.” Dom agreed upon not walking with me into Elijah’s office, and that helped a little.
I needed to discuss matters alone with Elijah. That day, I couldn’t even eat breakfast, but I sat down at the table to accompany Dom.
The awkward silence between Lady Helen and Dom was concerning. Thankfully, Vania had slept in.
“May I get the number of the seer?” Dom asked, breaking the silence and speaking to his mother, who
