As the sound of Axel and Anya’s retreating footsteps faded, Maya turned to Tay with a mixture of annoyance and disbelief etched on her face. The soft flicker of the dining room’s candles illuminated her fiery eyes, their glow matching the fiery temperament her mate knew all too well.
“What was that, Tay?” she demanded, crossing her arms over her chest. “You caused unnecessary tension between them. Why would you do that? I thought you liked them both.”
Tay, lounging comfortably in his chair as though he hadn’t just dropped a verbal bomb at dinner, met her glare with a mischievous smile. “Oh, I do like them, little flame. Very much. That’s precisely why I caused a bit of drama.”
Maya’s brow furrowed in frustration. “I don’t understand.”
“You will,” Tay replied smoothly, his orange eyes g
