Page 399 of Black Reign

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.