"Derek, I don't think this is the best solution for this," Kai said.
It had been a few hours since Derek had finished giving the orders, sending word out for the announcement to be made throughout the estate, for a ceremony to be arranged. And Kai had been working up to saying something the entire time.
Derek didn't look up. He only flipped through the document in his hands, scanning each page with cold focus.
"Do you have a better thing to offer, Kai?" he asked, his voice flat and empty of any human warmth.
Kai opened his mouth, then closed it again. He had nothing, not yet. His jaw tightened as he realised he didn't actually have a solid backup plan to fix the political mess they were currently drowning in.
Derek finally lifted his head, looking at his cousin with raised brows. "I thought as much," he murmured, his gaze dropping back down to the document.
