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asked.
“Get out. Seriously. I will hurt you.”
Koran folded his arms over his chest. “I am twice your size and a skilled warrior.”
“With a head so large I’m surprised it fits through the door,” she shot back. “I am not in the mood for you, Koran. If you’re not willing to listen to me, then you know where the door is.”
“I thought my head was too large to fit through it?”
Giz sat up and hissed at him.
Koran pointed at him. “You stay there. I know you put dye in my mouthwash. I only just managed to clean the pink from my teeth.”
“You use mouthwash?” she asked.
“There is no excuse for bad breath,” he replied stiffly. “Zoey, he will be all right. You will feel foolish when all of this worry is for nothing.”
“Look, I know everyone thinks I’m stupid but I do know that this mission is dangerous.”
Koran scowled. “Who called you stupid?”
“It doesn’t matter.” She slumped down on the sofa and rested her head in her hands.
A low, menacing growl filled the room and she glanced up in surprise to find Boris standing in front of her. His arms were relaxed at his side, but she could feel the tension emanating from him.
“What’s wrong?” she asked, standing. “What is it?”
“I tried to get closer to you, but your friend stepped in front of you. Does he actually think to protect you from me?”
“I don’t know. Boris, it’s okay. Koran won’t hurt me.”
“He is threatening me.” Koran’s voice was filled with menace and she tensed. Everyone had started to relax around Boris, who had been calm since that first day.
Even he and Macon seemed to have come to some sort of understanding, although she had no idea how.
Boris had finally allowed Thor to examine him. Thor had discovered that his left arm was paralyzed. Useless. Unfortunately, he hadn’t been able to do anything to help his arm. Some of the scarring could be removed, but Boris wouldn’t step into the regeneration chamber, and without a few sessions in the chamber, there was nothing Thor could do for him.
Boris was protective of her, though. Any hint of a threat and he moved in to protect her. It was almost as though he’d appointed himself her bodyguard. But then, who knew what went inside his head?
“He’s not threatening you. He just doesn’t want you to get too close to me.”
“Tell him to step away. Do it now, Zoey or I will be forced to address his threat.”
“He is not a threat.”
“Stand over there,” Koran snarled, pointing at the corner.
“Hey! Nobody puts Boris in the corner,” she defended. “Leave him be.”
“Dex left me in charge of your safety. If I find he is a risk, then I will lock him away.”
Boris growled.
“Understood that, did you?” Koran asked, his gaze thoughtful. “Step aside. I am not going to harm her. I would give my life to keep her safe.”
For a moment she thought Boris would ignore him, but then he stepped aside and half-turned to look at her.
Zoey nodded, hoping she looked reassuring. “It’s true. He might be a pain in the ass and a jerk at times, but Koran would never harm me.”
Boris stepped back so he was standing beside her.
“See?” she said brightly. “No problems here. Surely you have something more important to do than babysit me?”
“There is nothing more important to Dex than you, Zoey.”
God, she wished she could believe that.
“I overheard the two of you talking the other day. In the senior warriors’ area. I know Dex doubts that I can perform my royal duties.”
He frowned. “Dex spoke out of concern for you. He has received reports from your tutor that you are struggling.”
“I didn’t ask to be freakin’ royalty or to leave everything I know. But I am damn well trying. It’s that stupid tutor’s fault. It’s like she’s setting me up to fail.”
“What do you mean?” His gaze narrowed.
“Doesn’t matter.”
“Zoey,” he warned. Boris stiffened again and she sighed. The last thing she
“Get out. Seriously. I will hurt you.”
Koran folded his arms over his chest. “I am twice your size and a skilled warrior.”
“With a head so large I’m surprised it fits through the door,” she shot back. “I am not in the mood for you, Koran. If you’re not willing to listen to me, then you know where the door is.”
“I thought my head was too large to fit through it?”
Giz sat up and hissed at him.
Koran pointed at him. “You stay there. I know you put dye in my mouthwash. I only just managed to clean the pink from my teeth.”
“You use mouthwash?” she asked.
“There is no excuse for bad breath,” he replied stiffly. “Zoey, he will be all right. You will feel foolish when all of this worry is for nothing.”
“Look, I know everyone thinks I’m stupid but I do know that this mission is dangerous.”
Koran scowled. “Who called you stupid?”
“It doesn’t matter.” She slumped down on the sofa and rested her head in her hands.
A low, menacing growl filled the room and she glanced up in surprise to find Boris standing in front of her. His arms were relaxed at his side, but she could feel the tension emanating from him.
“What’s wrong?” she asked, standing. “What is it?”
“I tried to get closer to you, but your friend stepped in front of you. Does he actually think to protect you from me?”
“I don’t know. Boris, it’s okay. Koran won’t hurt me.”
“He is threatening me.” Koran’s voice was filled with menace and she tensed. Everyone had started to relax around Boris, who had been calm since that first day.
Even he and Macon seemed to have come to some sort of understanding, although she had no idea how.
Boris had finally allowed Thor to examine him. Thor had discovered that his left arm was paralyzed. Useless. Unfortunately, he hadn’t been able to do anything to help his arm. Some of the scarring could be removed, but Boris wouldn’t step into the regeneration chamber, and without a few sessions in the chamber, there was nothing Thor could do for him.
Boris was protective of her, though. Any hint of a threat and he moved in to protect her. It was almost as though he’d appointed himself her bodyguard. But then, who knew what went inside his head?
“He’s not threatening you. He just doesn’t want you to get too close to me.”
“Tell him to step away. Do it now, Zoey or I will be forced to address his threat.”
“He is not a threat.”
“Stand over there,” Koran snarled, pointing at the corner.
“Hey! Nobody puts Boris in the corner,” she defended. “Leave him be.”
“Dex left me in charge of your safety. If I find he is a risk, then I will lock him away.”
Boris growled.
“Understood that, did you?” Koran asked, his gaze thoughtful. “Step aside. I am not going to harm her. I would give my life to keep her safe.”
For a moment she thought Boris would ignore him, but then he stepped aside and half-turned to look at her.
Zoey nodded, hoping she looked reassuring. “It’s true. He might be a pain in the ass and a jerk at times, but Koran would never harm me.”
Boris stepped back so he was standing beside her.
“See?” she said brightly. “No problems here. Surely you have something more important to do than babysit me?”
“There is nothing more important to Dex than you, Zoey.”
God, she wished she could believe that.
“I overheard the two of you talking the other day. In the senior warriors’ area. I know Dex doubts that I can perform my royal duties.”
He frowned. “Dex spoke out of concern for you. He has received reports from your tutor that you are struggling.”
“I didn’t ask to be freakin’ royalty or to leave everything I know. But I am damn well trying. It’s that stupid tutor’s fault. It’s like she’s setting me up to fail.”
“What do you mean?” His gaze narrowed.
“Doesn’t matter.”
“Zoey,” he warned. Boris stiffened again and she sighed. The last thing she
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