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The movement is natural now.

Easy.

My arm goes around her without thought.

The kitchen sees it.

Every one of them.

And for once, nobody makes a joke.

At least for five seconds.

Then Jalen calls from somewhere offscreen.

“Does Blackwell's Bride have any hot hacker friends?”

I end the call.

Sabine bursts out laughing.

My phone immediately starts ringing again.

Drew.

Decline.

Kane.

Decline.

Jade.

I stare at that one.

Sabine looks at the screen.

“Answer her.”

“No.”

“She scares you.”

“No one scares me.”

Jade calls again.

Sabine smiles into her tea.

“Liar.”

I decline it.

Her phone rings next.

Jade.

Sabine answers instantly.