Mask of Beautiful Lies

Kaelen’s POV

Completely in her element, she stood there orchestrating the staff like a coordinator running a massive gala. When she finally bothered to respond, she barely spared me a look.

"No one filled you in?" Her voice was breezy, laced with a faint trace of humor.

"Filled me in on what?" My scowl cut deeper.

Nothing about this sat right with me. My mother faced me then, the corners of he