SHE Ā KNOWS. jase Ā doesnāt Ā know Ā if Ā thatās Ā comforting Ā or Ā more Ā distressing, Ā and Ā he Ā doesnāt Ā have Ā any Ā time Ā to Ā decide Ā because Ā then Ā heās Ā obviously Ā offended Ā her Ā because Ā sheās Ā berating Ā him. Ā and Ā jase, Ā the Ā almighty Ā king Ā of Ā france, Ā feels Ā about Ā two Ā inches Ā tall. Ā it Ā reminds Ā him Ā of Ā when Ā margaux Ā used Ā to Ā chastise Ā him Ā for Ā doing Ā something Ā wrong. Ā oh, Ā how Ā jenna Ā has Ā grown Ā practically Ā into Ā margauxās Ā twin, Ā despite Ā the Ā many Ā years Ā theyāve Ā spent Ā apart Ā now. Ā he Ā hangs Ā his Ā head, Ā looking Ā up Ā at Ā him Ā with Ā innocent Ā blue Ā eyes Ā and Ā a Ā raised Ā brow. Ā Ā ā Ā may Ā i Ā speak Ā now, Ā your Ā highness? Ā ā Ā Ā not Ā the Ā time Ā for Ā jokes? Ā okay, Ā moving Ā on! Ā Ā ā Ā i Ā think Ā theo Ā and Ā martin Ā are Ā idiots Ā ā Ā iāve Ā never Ā thought Ā you Ā were Ā one, Ā jenna. Ā iām Ā incredibly Ā sorry Ā i Ā offended Ā you, Ā i Ā simply Ā want Ā whatās Ā best Ā for Ā you. Ā i Ā want Ā you Ā to Ā have Ā the Ā best Ā things Ā in Ā life, Ā jenna, Ā is Ā that Ā so Ā villainous Ā of Ā me? Ā youāre Ā my Ā baby Ā sister. Ā ā Ā Ā he Ā pleads Ā for Ā her Ā understanding. Ā he Ā has Ā to Ā look Ā out Ā for Ā her Ā best Ā interests, Ā always. Ā and Ā gabriel Ā sharp Ā may Ā not Ā be Ā one.
margaux Ā will Ā have Ā his Ā back Ā on Ā this. Ā if Ā only Ā she Ā were Ā here, Ā and Ā not Ā in Ā spain. Ā he Ā has Ā a Ā feeling Ā that Ā this Ā is Ā something Ā that Ā requires Ā a Ā more Ā serious Ā approach Ā than Ā a Ā simple Ā letter. Ā he Ā makes Ā a Ā mental Ā note Ā to Ā have Ā correspondence Ā with Ā her Ā husband Ā ā Ā he Ā knows Ā they Ā practically Ā just Ā left, Ā but Ā surely Ā even Ā a Ā man Ā like Ā miguel Ā could Ā see Ā the Ā dilemma Ā jase Ā is Ā facing Ā here Ā with Ā jenna. Ā he Ā needs Ā his Ā big Ā sisterās Ā help.
but Ā for Ā right Ā now? Ā this Ā is Ā no Ā battle Ā he Ā can Ā fight Ā on Ā his Ā own, Ā so Ā he Ā must Ā cede Ā round Ā one. Ā Ā ā Ā for Ā the Ā record, Ā i Ā donāt Ā believe Ā gabriel Ā sharp Ā is Ā anything Ā like Ā rafael. Ā ā Ā Ā no, Ā rafael Ā could Ā never Ā be Ā as Ā clever Ā or Ā sneaky Ā or Ā deadly Ā as Ā the Ā assassin, Ā not Ā in Ā his Ā wildest Ā dreams. Ā heās Ā too Ā much Ā a Ā fool Ā to Ā be Ā good Ā at Ā anything, Ā let Ā alone Ā something Ā that Ā requires Ā such Ā skill Ā as Ā murder. Ā Ā ā Ā if Ā it Ā would Ā make Ā you Ā feel Ā more Ā at Ā ease, Ā then Ā invite Ā gabriel Ā to Ā dine Ā with Ā us. Ā itāll Ā be Ā the Ā four Ā of Ā us. Ā that Ā way, Ā you Ā can Ā get Ā to Ā know Ā viviana Ā better, Ā and Ā i Ā can Ā learn Ā some Ā more Ā about Ā this Ā man Ā thatās Ā stolen Ā your Ā heart. Ā ā
OF COURSE she knows. thereās a bitter taste in her mouth. sheās never liked having to behave this way with her brothers. so much like their mother. sickly sweet, but still a snake ready to strike at a moments notice. margauxās had to do it once or twice... sometimes itās the only way to get the rowdy boys to listen. she watches in her peripheral as he hangs his head, ashamed. no one else could get away with talking to the king of france like that. sheās lucky itās not rafael, and sheās still allowed to keep her head. the laugh that only barely manages to surface sounds more like a scoff as she looks at her brother. your higness. she wants to kick him in the shin. she might.Ā
āCERTAINLY NOT. but as much as you want to protect me, jase, i am my own person. and i do have feelings, contrary to what the masks we are taught to don at court might convey.āĀ she finally looks at him, knowing he meant well and that his apology is sincere. his invitation is placed gently on the table and for a moment she doesnāt know if itās wise to consider something that may be a trap. lips purse tightly and her expression shifts as she exhales through her nose and she looks from his hands to his eyes,Ā āif you insist, i will see to it that he clears his schedule this evening.āĀ
SHE ALMOST wishes she didnāt have to sit through a dinner with viviana, but for jase... she will do it. since the day sheās arrived, jenna has felt uneasy. and with how effortlessly sheās swept jase off his feet, she doesnāt think sheāll be able to convince him that something is amiss. it feels futile, and the nightmares arenāt helping,Ā āas long as you promise to be on your best behavior.ā an eyebrow raises and a finger points at him as she speaks,Ā āi donāt need you dangling your swords at the dinner table.āĀ
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