Chapter 116
Jack
I can't bring my family here.
Not yet.
I still know next to nothing, about this place, and the life here. I really miss our home by the ocean.
Today I meet my half siblings...and the queen.I was hoping to avoid this interaction until....well forever.But we're under the same roof.
I take a slow breath, steady my shoulders, and push open the door into the tea room, the one of many other tea rooms.
They're all already seated.
Perfect.
Nothing says welcome to the family like being the last one to walk in.
The king is there, thank god.At least one person in this room doesn't hate me by default. Or, if he does, he hides it better than everyone else.
I walk further in, my shoes barely making a sound on the polished marble floor, and I bow exactly the way the etiquette instructor taught me. Back straight. Eyes lowered. Hands aligned.
"Your Majesty."
The king nods and gestures for me to sit.
