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“Wow, that’s the pot calling the kettle black, don’t you think?”
I scowl. “I am not the same as him.”
“You’re not that different, either.”
“He’s an army general,” I point out.
“He fights for his cause; you fight for yours.”
I start to argue with her and then catch myself. “Okay, before this devolves into another fight, I came here to ask you for advice.”
“Really? Wow, this place is changing you.”
“Ignoring that,” I grumble.
She laughs. “Okay, what advice?”
“Legion wants me to meet with a witch tomorrow.”
“For?”
“To ask about what’s happened to my skin. To see about a cure.”
“That’s great.” Her eyes light up, but then my expression has her frowning again. “Or it’s not great?” she tries, confused. “I thought you wanted answers.”
“I do. I just… can we trust the people in this realm?”
“Tor, you’re his fated mate. Do you really think he’d let you get hurt?”
“I mean, I was going to kill him, so… yeah.”
“Right, but he doesn’t know that.” I wince, and her eyes widen. “You told him?”
“It slipped out,” I say.
“Tor.”
“He presses my buttons, and then I don’t think.”
“Okay, first of all, no one is killing anyone. And second, he’s not going to let anything happen to you. He wants to help you.”
“That’s what I’m worried about.”
The way she lifts her brows knowingly has me wondering how I ever doubted her street smarts or wisdom. “You like him. And you’re terrified of that, aren’t you?”
“Stop being so fucking insightful,” I mutter.
“Okay, how about this? I’ll come with you to meet the witch. And if I get any visions that it’s a setup, you can shake everyone’s hand, and we’ll call it a day. Deal?”
I sigh, knowing this is probably the best compromise I’ll get now that Kendall’s on Team Legion. “Deal.”
A knock at my bedroom door pulls me from sleep. Groggy, thanks to hours of lying awake, listening to every creak the wind brings, I groan and roll over. The knock comes again, louder.
“Ten minutes,” I call, cracking an eyelid to see the same nighttime sky as before.
It’s not even morning.
Ugh.
