Chapter 75 Power Struggle

Zandra Valderrama POV

“And these are our expense reports,” Uncle Craig explains. “You’ll want to pay special attention to those. Oh, and these too.”

I rub my temples. “And what are these, exactly?”

“Our imports and exports. They’re all coded for the sake of customs. You’ll just have to learn what is what.”

“Great,” I mumble dryly. “There’s movement in the south of the city,” Uncle Montero informs me, tapping the map Dad had pinned up on the wall. “Our whisper network is buzzing. Your friend Thorton has been doing some hefty leg work.”

“He’s not my friend,” I say a little too quickly.

“A manner of expression, sweetheart,” Dad says from his wingback chair on the other side of the room. My heart rate quickens at the mere mention of Thor’s name. It’s been a week since our…alliance. I really don’t know what else to call it. All I know is I haven’t been able to concentrate. I’ve been too distracted by the memory of his devilish tongue and strong hands all over my body. I occasionally