Rosa stepped away from the door finding herself unwilling to hear more threats that made her feel weak and vulnerable. She was neither a bird in some hunter's cage nor some imaginary dragon's mate; she was the master of an information guild and the master of her own universe.
Engagement my as*. This so-called engagement is nothing more than a stepping stone in my quest for revenge.
Taking a couple of quick steps, she resolved to treat her engagement to the Duke as a collateral on the deal they had already made as allies. Kael clearly didn't want to be tied to her, and that was certainly for the better.
"Stop!" Eveline who had been too immersed in eavesdropping finally noticed Rosa moving away. "Where do you think you're going before you hear the rest?" She spoke in a normal tone; it was way too loud for someone who did not want to be discovered.
