i wonder which will get you killed faster - your loyalty
“Timing,” he rolled his eyes in return at her childish banter; for there were certain other things he wanted to coordinate beforehand, and he’d rarely been a creature built on impulse. But while Kiada tended to and collected her thoughts, his eyes roamed over menu items, enticed wholly by the aroma and figuring he could bring home some extras for the rest of the residence.
Her response surprised him twofold – one, that she’d merely let things lie between her and Chuy, and the second instance of Harper. His eyes probably widened more on the latter statement than anything else, head swinging as his brow arched, eyes widening, then narrowing, as if striving and trying to pinpoint where that line had come from. “Harper,” he stated again, in case he’d imagined or misheard the name. “I did not realize you knew him.” Nor had a connection with one of the Torchline sovereigns. Didn’t he have a family too?
Her response surprised him twofold – one, that she’d merely let things lie between her and Chuy, and the second instance of Harper. His eyes probably widened more on the latter statement than anything else, head swinging as his brow arched, eyes widening, then narrowing, as if striving and trying to pinpoint where that line had come from. “Harper,” he stated again, in case he’d imagined or misheard the name. “I did not realize you knew him.” Nor had a connection with one of the Torchline sovereigns. Didn’t he have a family too?
or your stubbornness?
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