Glade walked into his father's study. His sister was right behind him to act as mediator.
When he'd received the note from his father at 9 ordering him to come to his study, Glade had felt something was amiss. He'd quickly found his sister and asked her to come with him.
Now they stood before their father. His face was clouded as looked over a sheaf of paper on his desk.
Glade waited patiently for his father's attention. After having spent considerable time in the company of Lady Adamare, and having been forced to admit it was not horrid, Glade expected his father to order him to accept her guardian's offer.
Glade's sister, being the perfect female that she was, had decided to sacrifice herself for his sake. She had decided to agree to a mating with Lord Salathian.
Brook, at the order of their father, had spent several days recently as his partner. He'd been pleasant, if a little cool, and entirely respectful towards her. And even Brook couldn't deny his attractiveness.
