Page 111 of Scarlet Wars
“Idiot,” I muttered, pressing a hand over my face.
Maybe I should nex him. Tell him to make good on his threat.
Stop it, you hussy. My rational voice snapped.You really want to risk the Chiefs catching wind of you breaking your precious deal?
Maybe I should just take my chances with the Chiefs.
Yes, brilliant plan. Because watching everyone you love getting killed is completely worth you getting laid.
That man looks like he might be worth it.
Even if it is,the voice pressed,you really want to make this worse? You’re already half-feral if he so much as looks at you. What do you think sleeping with him is going to do? Fix it?
I groaned and rolled onto my stomach, burying my face in the pillow to muffle the sound.
Maybe—
Before I could finish that thought, I heard a laugh. High, loud, familiar.
Rachel.
Then another laugh followed, rougher this time, carrying a lazy confidence which belonged to one person only.
Caden.
Every muscle in my body went taut the instant I heard him.
He was here. He’d portaled back.
My breath stuttered, and every muscle was now wide awake.
Ever since we’d fought the humans, Rachel had been growing increasingly anxious over trying to keep the peace between species and leaning harder than ever on Caden.
And Caden, because he was Caden, had been more than accommodating to help.
Which was justterrific.
You know. Like appendicitis isterrific.
The knot in my stomach pulled tighter, and I finally realized what this feeling was.
Jealousy.
I wasjealous.
I heard her laugh again—softer this time—followed by Caden’s deep voice, low and amused.
Okay. That’s it. Fuck this.
I jumped out the bed before I even realized what I was doing. The floor was cold under my bare feet, and my dress was halfway twisted, but I didn’t give a rat’s ass.
I stalked toward the door, heart hammering, not even sure what I planned to say when I saw him, only that Ineededto.
After yanking the door open, I stepped into the hallway like a godsdamn hurricane in bare legs and bad decisions.
Watching Rachel tilt her head back, laughing at something he said, watching the way Caden smirked…
I wanted tokillher. Strangle her with that gorgeous hair of hers. “Rachel, hi. So nice to see you.”
