Feng and Serika exchanged a brief glance. Their expressions were unreadable to anyone else in the room.
Then, sharing the same thought, their eyes shifted toward Quinlan. No words passed between them. This was the royal palace, after all. Who knew what sort of surveillance methods they had for spying on them? None of them would be shocked to learn they were being observed right this moment.
The two women's gaze was steady. Resolute.
Quinlan tilted his head and raised an eyebrow. Without having them say anything, he perfectly understood what they were 'saying.'
'Is this really what you want?' The question lingered unspoken between them.
Once again, the ladies didn't need to part their lips to respond. Quinlan saw the answer in their eyes. Whatever decision this was, it wasn't born in the last five minutes. They'd been turning it over in their minds for a while now, and they had already made peace with it.
