I laughed.
“Not today,” I smiled. It was hard to pull away from this new intimacy between us. But I stood. “Duty calls, right?”
He groaned dramatically. “Fine. But if Phantom sends me to the walls again, I’m filing a complaint.”
Chapter 8
Kieran
I led Seph and Ash through the rabbit warren of halls we’d carved into the mountain, heading toward the summit.
She walked behind me, rubbing her gloved hands together carefully. There was a small smile on her face — one I hadn’t seen in a long time.
She and Ash kept exchanging little looks. It was beginning to irritate me.
Dev met us partway along the corridor. When he saw me, his gaze hardened.
“So, what’s going on?”
I didn’t slow. “You’re training.”
Seph arched a brow. “Oh? And who decided that?”
“I did.”
Dev snorted. “Of course you did.”
I shot him a look. He didn’t look away.
He met my eyes, unflinching.
“I can show you some moves,” Ash said thoughtfully. “We could do some one-on-one.”
“No!” Dev and I said at the same time.
Ash blinked, looking offended. “Why not?”
“You don’t exactly have a simple style, Ash,” I said firmly. “You’d break her.”
“I wouldnot—”
“Besides,” Dev cut in, “I’m better at the finer stuff anyway.”
“You aren’t better than me,” I snapped.
Dev’s mouth curved. “Want to bet?”
I turned to him. “What exactly is your problem, Dev?”
His eyes narrowed. “I’m not the one with the problem,Kieran.”
I stared at him, my hands clenching. “If you have something to say, say it.”
Dev’s smile vanished.
“And if I don’t?” he said quietly. “You’ll do what — send ferals after me?”
He tilted his head.
