Brooke squeezed Stephanie's hand warmly, mustering some semblance of a smile onto her face.

It wasn't a very good smile.

For an empath, Brooke was not someone who was very good with her feelings, and this was one of those moments where her feelings failed her.

"I'm the Red Rook, Stephanie," she said softly. "Of the London Inner Circle, yes, but still. I'm an actual member of the Club." She looked away from Stephanie, down at her carnelian ring. "Does that make us enemies?"