“Why did you kill her!?”
“Because she was hunting what you needed.”
“No. You don’t do that for me— don’t go pretending this is more than what it is.”
A sly smile tugs at his lips. “An alliance?”
Asshole. “Yes.”
He leans in closer, more than I should’ve allowed, “Is that all this is?”
It’s barely a whisper, “Yes.”
“I don’t believe you.”
“Believe what?” He doesn’t move and neither do I....
