#Chapter 102: The Audit

Kayla Over the following days, Nicholas and I turned to a familiar routine. There was a new distance between us, but no animosity. Or at least, it didn’t seem that way. If Nicholas had any particular thoughts on the way I had effectively put an end to the more romantic side of our relationship, he didn’t show it. In fact, it was the very next day that his smile was firmly back in place, and he was throwing himself into his work as usual. According to Nicholas, the majority of the guild members would be going on their biannual auditing tour of the packs soon. That meant that the guild hall would be far emptier than it normally was, and thus security would be just a little less tight. “Tell Grace that we’ll be breaking her out this Friday night,” Nicholas instructed Noah. “She’ll be moving to the safe house, where she’ll remain until I become a chairman.” Noah promised to relay the information to Grace, who we couldn’t speak to personally due to our untimely