#Chapter 105 – Family Politics

The people blocking the door step aside and the new guests begin to fill in – about twenty of them. Some of the people are familiar to me but some are totally new. While everyone else fills in, I’m surprised to see my father standing still, narrowing his eyes at Kent, apparently confused. And then he shifts his glance to me, on Daniel’s arm, and I realize that…Kent just publicly re-established my engagement to Daniel without Alden’s permission, even though my father has been offering me around as a potential marriage option to other powerful families – Ivan included – I quickly glance around the room, trying to get a read on it – I see Ivan’s blonde head moving away from us through a group of people, walking with a dark-haired girl – But, more pressing, I see Natalia and Alessi approaching Kent, their eyes curious and a little eager, as if they’re hyenas finally getting to the heart of their prey. And Kent is staring at my father, locking eyes with him, daring him to counter