Chapter 30: Rule #30: The Power That Is Inside of You Pales In Comparison To the Power Inside of Your Neighbor.

Beatrice.

Walking out of the dilapidated gross stall arm and arm with someone I wasn't sure was my friend or foe, facing the men who I wasn't sure if they were my family or enemy. But I knew this much. Geun Kal was growing higher on the scale of people I could trust, and sadly my own brother was dipping lower.

"Beatrice Halifax has accepted the terms of the original martial contract, and I've accepted the amending terms of her requests," Geun said bluntly, completely disrupting the awkward silence of the men staring at each other.

My head felt like it was constantly spinning with how these men were in constant flux in private; they were humans, with emotions and feelings, fully able to communicate with empathy and sympathy. But when it came to being in front of another, they were robotic, stiff, and callus. I didn't know which one version was the real one and which one was the role they were playing.