Hiro barely had time to brace himself before Harper came charging at him again, her fist slicing through the air with enough force to make him instinctively lean back. “Would you calm the hell down?!” he snapped, narrowly avoiding another blow. “Calm down?!” Harper repeated incredulously, her eyes blazing with fury. “You put him through hell, and you expect me to calm down?!” Hiro blocked her next punch, his own patience beginning to wear thin. “For f**k’s sake, Harper! He’s going to be standing beside you as the future Danna-sama! Did you honestly think we were just going to roll out the red carpet and welcome him without finding out if he can even protect you?!” Harper’s jaw tightened. “WELL, NOW YOU f*****g KNOW!” “And he gave as good as he got!” Hiro shot back. “Or did you someh

