Charles stared at the note Benjamin had left him: Dinner with Wren. Seeing the note immediately put Charles in a sour mood.
Again? he thought, agitated. What is it with this doctor always appearing unannounced and stealing Benjamin away for hours each time? What could they possibly have to discuss for hours on end that can't be said in the clinic?
Charles paced around Benjamin's home anxiously, walking down to the clinic, making a full sweep, and then walking back up to the second floor, then back down again.
Tonight was the night he planned to confess the truth about the Imperial engagement. He felt that Benjamin would understand where he was coming from, and Benjamin would help him figure out a loophole. He had even rehearsed the conversation with Calix, terrified of saying the wrong thing.
