Chapter 75: Daggers

Gina either didn’t notice me until I was right in front of her, blocking her path, or she was pretending like she didn’t.

“Excuse me,” I said loudly when she tried to side-step me.

Finally, she stopped in her tracks.

“Oh, my!” Gina said when she finally met my eyes. “I’m so sorry, Yena, I didn’t recognize you.”

I raised an eyebrow at her.

It was a strangely informal way to greet me. Calling me by my first name.

“We haven’t actually met,” I said.

“Right, right,” Gina responded. “I just meant, you know, your face is everywhere in the news and such. I thought I’d recognize you when I saw you tonight, but you look so different, with all the makeup.”

I had nothing to say to that.

“Do you care to introduce yourself to me?” I said to her in the most royal way I could manage.

“Oh,” Gina said breathily. “Sorry, it just seems like you know who I am already! I’m sure Nolan must have told you I was coming tonight.”