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“Being obnoxious pieces of shit?” I smiled.
Callum’s head whipped to me. “Silence.”
I lifted a hand and extended a middle finger.
“She’s so classy, isn’t she?” Veses purred, facing me. “But no, my dear, that is not what I was referencing.”
“What do you have in common, then?”
Her syrupy-sweet smile returned. “Loyalty.”
I stared at her, stuck somewhere between disbelief and revulsion. And gods help me, a little bit of pity rose because if she truly were still loyal to Kolis after the events in the Council Hall, and was still in love with the false King, then she hopelessly hated herself.
“I know you’re loyal to Kolis,” Callum said, stepping closer to her. “But you still cannot be here, Veses. Even if I said nothing to him about this visit, he could find out. And that would not end well.”
“He will not harm you.” Veses kept inching forward. She was close enough now that her rose scent reached me. “You’re like a son to him.”
For some reason, that disturbed me as much as her loyalty to Kolis.
Callum’s jaw tightened. “I’m not worried about me.”
My gaze shot to him. Was he…? He worried about Veses?
“That’s sweet of you.” Veses touched his cheek this time, just below the golden paint. “But I can handle Kolis and his punishments.”
His chest rose sharply. “Can you?”
A pink flush stained her cheekbones. “I can.” She withdrew her touch. “And, actually, that is what I wanted to speak to her about.”
He stiffened. “Veses…”
“I’m not going to hurt her.” Her chin lifted. “I’m not foolish.”
His pale eyes widened. “I wasn’t suggesting you were. That is the last thing you are.”
Besides the fact that Veses was very, very foolish, Callum did not seem concerned for her. And he obviously harbored some level of fondness for the awful—albeit pretty—monster. I didn’t know what to think about any of that. Actually, I simply didn’t have the mental capacity for it.
“Look, I just want to talk to her about what happened. You know why I would want that. You were there, after all.” Thick lashes lowered. “All I want to do is speak to her about…”—her delicate shoulders shuddered—“about that in private.”
My eyes narrowed. Yeah, I didn’t think that was why she was here at all.
Callum’s lips pursed as he glanced in my direction. “Fuck.” He shoved a hand through his hair. “You have ten minutes.”
“That’s all I need.” Veses smiled brightly, taking his hand and squeezing it. “Thank you.”
Shooting me one last look, he cursed again and then left the chamber.
Leaving me with the Primal who had already tried to kill me once.
Not that he knew that.
The door snicked closed, and Veses said, “Just so you know, I’m not here to thank you for attempting to intervene the other night.”
“It didn’t even cross my mind.”
“Good. Because I actually enjoyed it,” she said. “Kyn has a certain…sadistic edge to him that just gets me…” She shivered. “Wet.”
“Sure.”
