Chapter 202
Dane
I stepped forward quickly, clearing my throat. “Before you say anything, I just want to make it very clear we weren’t saying anything against Dimitri.”
My voice cracked just slightly near the end, which I pretended didn’t happen.
“He’s... small. And squishy. And dramatic, sure, but you know, kids are like that. He's not even that loud if you compare him to a... wild boar.”
Cassian side-eyed me like I’d lost my mind. Maybe I had.
Her brow lifted slightly. I felt my soul leave my body again.
“And another thing,” I muttered, arms crossing. “Can you please stop hiding your scent?”
Her expression didn’t change, and I regretted all my life choices in that one moment.
But then she sighed.
Not in frustration. Not in anger.
She just looked tired. Heart-tired.
“I’m sorry
