Eve
"Yes?" His voice was breathy, he loosened his tie, intense eyes boring into me.
"You will apologize for hurting Kael," I told him, my voice as resolute as I could manage.
His face hardened and I braced for impact. But the tension in his eyes fell away and he shrugged. "I am sorry," I muttered a bit too quietly, like he was hesitant.
I narrowed my eyes. "It was not me that you harmed."
His mouth set into a hard line as the silence lingered. "The second one?"
My brows knitted together in confusion. "What?" I asked.
"Your second condition?"
"I don't have one," I said truthfully.
A smile curved his mouth, his dimples once again coming out of hiding. I swallowed thickly. "Red, you don't really know how to play the game yet, do you?" His tone was softer now, almost teasing, but there was a sharpness beneath it. "You're learning, I'll give you that. But one condition? That's not how deals work. It's like a trade—give and take. You don't bring just one coin to a barter."
