EMILIA'S POV

Emilia blinked stupidly as the door was shut in her face. Her mouth hanged open in surprise. This was the rudest Raymond had been to her since she arrived. She could hear harried whispers and raised voices behind the door now: Raymond trying to placate the Council of Wolves and apologise for her intrusion.

Soon the whispers subsided and the meeting returned to normal. Emilia moved to the bank of windows opposite the door and sat on the window sill of one. She would wait out their meeting here if it meant talking to Raymond. She couldn't imagine that he would be so rude to her.

It seemed...