Ali's question bothered Sienna. Her daughter would be sad if the bee was taken and would Eli. He was looking at Red queen with wide fascinated eyes, not daring to blink or move, like he was worried that any movement would scare the bee.
She patted her daughter's back. "I won't let it happen. Even if the king comes in person, we won't give her away. If anyone tries to use the law or power, I will tell Honey Thunder to hide away Red queen in a place where nobody but us knows."
By dinner time, most of the phone calls to the house were going unanswered. The environment in the house was warm and comforting, no drama, no loud noise, no tension. Everyone seemed to be getting along quite well.
Elias was eating and working from the living room, with his father and grandfather. That mountain of paperwork Sienna had seen on his desk had been cut down significantly.
