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pierced mine. “I could have sworn I knew all the men and women trying to get in your pants.” I flinched when in clear aggravation he flicked the envelope straight at me across the table, hitting me squarely in the chest. It fluttered down onto the table. His eyelids quickly hooded his gaze, but I had seen the quiet fury there before he tried to mask it. “Who the fuck is Jasper?”
My lips pinched, and my instant blush was almost painful as everyone’s eyes fell on us. I barely grabbed the envelope before King Collins did, stuffing it back into my purse. With my attention still captured by Leric’s, I stated slowly, “It’s not what you’re thinking.”
A sardonic brow lifted. “What I think is that you just blatantly lied about your damn whereabouts to your King, after receiving a fucking letter from a man named Jasper.” He slammed his elbows on the table and everyone’s glasses shook, clinking chaotically, as he steepled his hands and touched the tips of his fingers at his lips. “Is my thinking incorrect?”
My nostrils flared and I felt my chin tilt upward. “No, that statement isn’t incorrect.”
He tapped his fingers on his lips as his eyelids hooded his gaze even further, only a bit of silver showing through their slits. His eyes were dimly glowing, he was so pissed. He rumbled on an ominous purr, “Ah, so it’s like your rendezvous today inside that vendor’s tent?”
My mouth went completely dry, my heart hammering up to my throat. My eyes flicked to Brann, but Leric slammed his left palm down on the table, the whole fucking thing shaking. I jumped in my seat, my attention swinging back to his furious gaze.
He hissed, “He didn’t tell me shit, in case you’ve forgotten again who the fuck I am.”
“Leric,” I murmured softly, my voice shaking in an embarrassing manner. “I’m telling you, it’s not like that.” My eyes darted back and forth between his. “And besides, you told me you didn’t—”
“I know what the fuck I told you. And I can see I made the right decision if you’re so fucking blind to what I’ve been doing so far.” He shook his head, his white rolls of curls flying as he stared at me from shadowed eyes. “You had the right of it, Sprite. You’re nothing but a childish fucking twenty-three-year-old, who’s a fucking liar since you still can’t tell the goddamn truth when confronted.” He growled deep in his throat, baring his teeth at me. “And apparently you’ve also turned fucking slut after our night together.”
My jaw clenched, utterly mortified to be demeaned like this in public. It was further embarrassing when my eyes welled with tears of blatant hurt.
Leric flicked his wrist above my head. “Do it, since the truth can’t pass her lips.”
My breath caught on a gasp as a large palm landed on the back of my neck.
A pulse of stars shot straight to my brain.
I kept my guns hidden as I passed the revelry drinking and chatting, heading for the most secluded location on the side of the building. I was careful where I walked as I stepped on the snow. I turned the corner and raised my guns.
My voice was empty of emotion while I narrowed my sights on the Mage standing twenty yards away. “Hello, Jasper.”
His teeth flashed in the moon’s glow, almost as frightening as the twin guns he had aimed on me. “Hello, Caro.” His head cocked, his golden eyes were steady. “Miss me?”
“Like a pesky spider. You just keep showing up no matter how many times I try to kill you.”
He chuckled softly, the sound snaking on the light breeze. “God, how I truly miss that mouth of yours.” His eyebrows waggled suggestively. “Would you care to give me another demonstration of how you slipped away that last time?”
Unbidden, my own lips twitched. “You always wanted it, so I gave it to you.” My own brows lifted. “If I remember correctly, you weren’t too upset when I escaped on your watch for the first time.”
Again he snickered, the
My lips pinched, and my instant blush was almost painful as everyone’s eyes fell on us. I barely grabbed the envelope before King Collins did, stuffing it back into my purse. With my attention still captured by Leric’s, I stated slowly, “It’s not what you’re thinking.”
A sardonic brow lifted. “What I think is that you just blatantly lied about your damn whereabouts to your King, after receiving a fucking letter from a man named Jasper.” He slammed his elbows on the table and everyone’s glasses shook, clinking chaotically, as he steepled his hands and touched the tips of his fingers at his lips. “Is my thinking incorrect?”
My nostrils flared and I felt my chin tilt upward. “No, that statement isn’t incorrect.”
He tapped his fingers on his lips as his eyelids hooded his gaze even further, only a bit of silver showing through their slits. His eyes were dimly glowing, he was so pissed. He rumbled on an ominous purr, “Ah, so it’s like your rendezvous today inside that vendor’s tent?”
My mouth went completely dry, my heart hammering up to my throat. My eyes flicked to Brann, but Leric slammed his left palm down on the table, the whole fucking thing shaking. I jumped in my seat, my attention swinging back to his furious gaze.
He hissed, “He didn’t tell me shit, in case you’ve forgotten again who the fuck I am.”
“Leric,” I murmured softly, my voice shaking in an embarrassing manner. “I’m telling you, it’s not like that.” My eyes darted back and forth between his. “And besides, you told me you didn’t—”
“I know what the fuck I told you. And I can see I made the right decision if you’re so fucking blind to what I’ve been doing so far.” He shook his head, his white rolls of curls flying as he stared at me from shadowed eyes. “You had the right of it, Sprite. You’re nothing but a childish fucking twenty-three-year-old, who’s a fucking liar since you still can’t tell the goddamn truth when confronted.” He growled deep in his throat, baring his teeth at me. “And apparently you’ve also turned fucking slut after our night together.”
My jaw clenched, utterly mortified to be demeaned like this in public. It was further embarrassing when my eyes welled with tears of blatant hurt.
Leric flicked his wrist above my head. “Do it, since the truth can’t pass her lips.”
My breath caught on a gasp as a large palm landed on the back of my neck.
A pulse of stars shot straight to my brain.
I kept my guns hidden as I passed the revelry drinking and chatting, heading for the most secluded location on the side of the building. I was careful where I walked as I stepped on the snow. I turned the corner and raised my guns.
My voice was empty of emotion while I narrowed my sights on the Mage standing twenty yards away. “Hello, Jasper.”
His teeth flashed in the moon’s glow, almost as frightening as the twin guns he had aimed on me. “Hello, Caro.” His head cocked, his golden eyes were steady. “Miss me?”
“Like a pesky spider. You just keep showing up no matter how many times I try to kill you.”
He chuckled softly, the sound snaking on the light breeze. “God, how I truly miss that mouth of yours.” His eyebrows waggled suggestively. “Would you care to give me another demonstration of how you slipped away that last time?”
Unbidden, my own lips twitched. “You always wanted it, so I gave it to you.” My own brows lifted. “If I remember correctly, you weren’t too upset when I escaped on your watch for the first time.”
Again he snickered, the
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