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Emerson and I chuckled as a mischievous gleam flickered in Spencer’s green eyes.
“Don’t change the subject. Micah, we missed you at dinner last night. Tanner isn’t due back for a couple of days and Meek can only provide so much entertainment.” Emerson raised her middle finger in reply. “What were your first impressions of the former undefeated gladiator of the Ludus Maximus?”
“There’s nothing to report. I haven’t met him yet,” I said, keeping my voice levelled with uninterest while my pulse elevated at the mere mention of him.
Emerson gave me a suspicious side-eye. She could hear the blood racing in my veins.
Spencer whined. “What does he look like? Would I be able to take him?”
I spared half a shrug. “He’s tall, muscular…and covered in tattoos.”
Wrong answer.
By deciding to give as little as possible, I’d given Spencer the ammo that her hyperactive brain required.
“Why are you being so taciturn?”
Emerson smirked, her red ‘M’ tattoo winking at me from its high perch on the peak of her cheekbone. “Yeah, Micah, why socoy? Tell us more aboutthePsycho.” The sound of his name triggered heat to rise on my cheeks.
Spencer’s lips popped open before she jumped around the bench, half-landing in my lap. “Youlikehim.”
I pushed her off and she caught herself before hitting the ground. “Stop being ridiculous. I haven’t even met him. Hardly had a conversation.” In reality, we’d had no conversation at all.
“Prove it. Describe him to us?” Emerson asked.
Spencer practically bounced on the spot, like a puppy waiting for a treat. “Yeah, tell us about him. We need a debrief.”
“It’s hard to explain. He’s…intriguing. I can’t get a proper read on him. The suppressant barrier also has an effect.”
Spencer cocked her head. “I’ve never seen you like this. So ruffled and unsure. Or remotely interested in anyone other than a good fuck.”
“I’m notinterested.It isn’t like that.”
Emerson bit her lip in concern, thankfully not adding to the commentary.
Spencer tucked a loose strand behind my ear. The gesture itself was innocent until my skin itched in warning. Then she opened her mouth. “Well then, you wouldn’t mind if we swap out and I take over this case for you, huh?”
My muscles reacted on instinct alone. Gripping onto her fingers, I bent them back to the point of snapping. “Try me, Spence. Don’t even think about stepping into that asylum, or I swear you won’t come back out.”
“Oh, you really,reallylike him,” she said, her aura lighting up with glee, the flare of excitement so bright, it was almost as blindingly brilliant as her red hair.
Emerson tsked in the background, displaying her disappointment at my lack of self-control.
I huffed, releasing Spencer from my grip. Emerson veered for the fridge, collecting various ingredients. “Tell us everything.”
Spencer poured herself another coffee, straddled Emerson’s empty stool and winked. I rolled my eyes at her toddler shenanigans and told my sisters about my first impression of the infamous Psycho.
Chapter 3
Micah
The days bled into one continuous reel, our wordless game of cat-and-mouse ticking over with intensity. I’d dodged him at every turn, his interest piqued, frustration rife in the lining of his features.
I stood on the outskirts of the bustling cafeteria as dinner was served, coercing my Variant to settle in my chest. Tanner and Emerson utilised their abilities to concoct some semblance of immunity to the suppressant barrier, my circulation adjusting to the elixir (it wasn’t entirely foolproof).
Although severely diminished, my Variant remained intact. The sole reason I was best suited for this infiltration mission.
Psycho was on the verge of snapping, his rabid beast fighting to be released. Frankly, I was surprised he wasn’t pacing the halls. Instead he remained still, preferring to brood and haunt me from afar.
