“I don’t know if I need todoanything.”
“You know there is no future with her, right? For any of them. Or for you.”
I snapped a glance at her. “Be careful, Sable.”
Her eyes narrowed, but she didn’t back down.
“Seph doesn’t understand relationships,” Sable said coolly. “She’s never had to. She’s been protected her entire life. You know that. You were part of it.”
“And now?” I asked.
“Now she has three men orbiting her,” Sable said. “And she thinks there is a future there.”
Her gaze sharpened. “We both know there isn’t.”
I looked away from her, scowling.
“She’s not involved with any of them. They’re friends.”
“For now.” Sable sighed. “I don’t want her hurt, Kieran. I want her to be happy. But that’s not romance. It’s instability. And itwillfracture the team if you let it.”
Sable’s words lingered after she left.
I stayed where I was, staring at the door Sable had gone through, irritation coiling tight in my chest.
Goddamn Phantom.
She always did that. Walked out before conversations wereresolved.
I scrubbed a hand over my face and exhaled slowly.
Instability,Sable had said.
I told myself she was wrong.
I didn’t know why the doubt still crept in.
Chapter 13
Seph
Dev guided me down the hallway to a room at the end and closed the door behind us.
“What are you doing?”
He looked like he was listening for something. When he appeared satisfied, he turned to me.
“Come on,” he said quietly.
“Where are we going?” I asked, following him quickly.
He held out his hand to me. I hesitated.
“Dev?”
“Trust me,” he replied.
I took a breath and placed my hand in his. His fingers closed around me, then he tugged me towards the back of the room.
