May's hand was on Chris's lips, preventing him from finishing his sentence.
«Don't mention them here!» she whispered, looking around to check if anyone could hear. But they were alone.
He knew it had been a risk, mentioning the Insurgent in the hotel partially owned by Leonard Thorne. But it was too much of a challenge to forget it. He wanted to know more about May's secret life, starting from the reasons pushing her in that direction.
He had just got a preview of what those reasons could be. Her family, not just her grandfather, treated her like an intruder, someone who wasn't supposed to be part of it. Which was laughable because who more than May had that right? Her brother was the heir to Leonard Thorne's political career, and he would become his successor one day. As his sister, May was supposed to enjoy part of the fame and nice treatment.
