Surviving as the Court Weather Volume Keeper

Doyun stopped a courier at the palace gate and took the wet weather book from his sleeve before anyone could see the page with the different ink. He had built his life on reading small signs fast, then turning them into a plan that kept people alive. That talent made him valuable to the court, but it also kept his hands busy enough to avoid the one thing he feared most. He still carried the old candle in his wallet, between two business cards from men who no longer trusted him. He also kept the worn leather wristband on his left wrist, even when it cut into his skin. When Junseo returned, Doyun had to face the boy he once loved, the mistake that ended them, and the quiet crack in his own voi...