Page 238 of Sky’s Edge

I was about to open my mouth, but he shook his head.

Ugh.

But he was right.

I needed to stay out of it.

Tanyn reached to the tablet at his side, woke it up, and I saw a dizzying amount of text on the display, with numerous headings and subsections.

It had to be a contract (the worst) or a bill up for vote in the Assembly (probably not much better, or alternatively, unimaginably, and by the looks of it, truthfully, it could be even worse).

“You know, we haven’t considered this,” I started, and got his attention again. “But you could avoid that kind of thing”—I indicated his tablet with my head—“by dumping this whole king gig and moving to Nocturn with me.”

“Dumping the whole king…gig?” he asked, his eyes alive with humor.

I loved it when he thought I was cute.

“Yes. That,” I confirmed.

“And what would I do in Nocturn, baby?” he asked.

I grinned at him. “Be my kept male.”

His gaze warmed on my grin, but he replied, “This idea holds merit, but right now, the next in the line of succession is Arnaud.”

I wrinkled my nose.

It was his turn to grin, and he did so while he bopped said nose.

Lord in Hellfire, when he was like that, I so wanted to pounce on him.

“Stop scrolling.”

Cormac’s growl took my attention.

And by the by, along with some grunting, I’d discovered over the last several days, all Cormac did was growl.

He was not a male of many words, and the words that came out of him gave the impression he wished he didn’t have to trouble himself to say.

He was also a male whose brood dial was constantly set on high.

Like his eyes were green, his personality was brood.

He was totally a cavemale, and I wouldn’t admit this out loud, but for some reason, I found this attractive.

Of course, I’d never give up my cool and collected male for anything.

Still, it was attractive.

“I said, stop scrolling,” he repeated.

As she did before, Gayle ignored him.

So he plucked the Palm out of her hand, then shifted so he could shove it in his back pocket.

“Hey, give that back,” Gayle snapped at him.

“I will, if you stop scrolling,” he replied.