Despite herself, Sabrina enjoyed the rest of the dinner, mostly because she liked the way Asher fidgeted. He would look at Alaric from time to time, as if wanting to say something, but he never did. She might have felt bad for him if he hadn't been such an asshole to her.When they were done eating, she prepared to retire to her chambers with Alaric and Alexa, but Asher held her back. "Mother will take them back," he said, his grip tightening on her arm like he expected her to try running away at any moment. Sabrina wanted to remind him that if she wanted to leave, he was in no position to stop her. Still, she did him a favor by not making a fuss. The children were led away by the Luna.The moment they were out of earshot, Asher spun her around so she was facing him and hissed at her with no small amount of venom. "What did you do?!""Excuse me?""What did you tell him? Alaric, he... he doesn't seem to like me very much.""He is a sensitive child, barely even talks to strangers. If he
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