Riley looked at Melissa, she was on the verge of tears… they both were.
Nikola, on the other hand, could taste the metallic taste of heart at the back of her throat as she waited for Melissa to give her reply. It was an obvious answer to a long-overdue question. They would be off by morning. All of their allies were more than willing to conduct their business from the compound. Considering Maleek had no interest in the Kingdom of Knysna, we would leave the Mpande manor to the Mpande pride. Despite the Achebe claim to the territory, they had bigger ambition now and the Knysnan kingdom, or Queendom if she retained her position as heir to their family name despite her lack of superhuman capabilities, was relatively small compared to the totality of the southern African dominion.
