Chapter 83

Allison's POV
Dinner started out on the wrong foot. Of course it did. Lady Evelyn wanted to make Catherine and Xander sit next to each other, while making me sit so far away from three of them that I might as well be in a different room. Xander wasn't having that, so now I'm sitting beside him while Catherine sits across from us. I can feel Lady Evelyn glaring daggers at me from her place at the head of the table, but I don't even pretend to notice.
This is supposed to be a dinner table, but for some reason, the atmosphere feels like that of a battle between two rivalling packs. Surprisingly, this doesn't affect my appetite. I'm trying out this tasty soup when Catherine taps her shiny red nails on the table.