Marsai:
I could hardly believe the words that had just left his mouth. He had to be joking. He honestly had to.
“You can’t be serious!” I tugged at his hands, desperate to free myself. “Your brothers are out there fighting for their lives, and you’re standing here acting like a fool!”
He didn’t say a word at first. He just kept staring at me, his expression infuriatingly composed. Then, instead of conceding, he threw his head back and laughed—a deep, maddening sound that crawled under my skin and made my blood boil. His grip on my hands didn’t even loosen for a second.
“I’m not being foolish, Marsai,” he said with an eerily calm voice. “Navian and Miles are grown men—Alphas, no less. They don’t need to be saved. Give it a little time, and you’ll see them walking out of there victorious
