#Chapter 36: A Good Mood

Kayla I stood frozen in the hallway as Nora disappeared around the corner. Despite myself, despite every wall I had worked so hard to keep up, my hands trembled slightly around the tray. Why did I feel so… hurt? Shaking my head, I turned away and headed back down to the kitchen without even bringing Nicholas the tea. It wasn’t any of my business what Nicholas did or who he did it with. We weren’t together like that. Our relationship was nothing more than a facade, a necessary arrangement to keep the guild at bay. Nothing more. Hell, we hadn’t even openly discussed our relationships with other people yet. He could do whatever he wanted. Still, the image of Nora in his study, standing there in her nightgown, wouldn’t go away anytime soon. Returning to the kitchen, I set the tray down on the counter with a little more force than I meant to, causing the teacup to rattle against the saucer. “Everything okay?” I jumped slightly, turning to se