She inwardly cursed everyone’s desire to ensure she got enough rest instead of making sure she was awake when she needed to be.She had been up half the night working with Drustan on the final parts of her plan. And although she had probably been in bed a couple of hours, it felt like five minutes. She fumbled around for her boots, only finding one. Bleary-eyed, she scanned the room until she located the other one a few feet away.She snatched the boot, hopping on one foot while trying to put it on and nearly falling. Growling, she moved to a chair and plopped down, yanking the boot on.Malena fluttered in through the balcony doors. “Relax, Kiora,” she said. “They have it under control.”“I’m relaxed,” she grunted, shoving her hair out of her face. “I’m fine.”“I could hear you grumbling from outside,” Malena said.“I’m supposed to be down there helping. Not up here sleeping.”“Those two boys of yours insisted you not be disturbed,” Malena said with a knowing smile.Kiora groaned, covering her face with her hands.
