Renee
I watched Neil handle two meetings and a surprise audit like it was nothing, never once losing his cool. He had always been high energy and competent, but this felt different. Everyone had noticed the change in him and sent me grins and knowing smile.
If only they knew the half of it.
I also watched the faint flicker of that red glow in his eyes whenever some of the surprise audit team got too close to me. It was hidden behind an illusion, but somehow I could still see it. Maybe it was just my imagination, or maybe it was just my magic reacting to his.
It would’ve been terrifying, except it wasn’t.
It was comforting.
He was watching me instead of using me.
I felt… protected. Important. I thought back to my relationship with Tyler and realized that Tyler had never really gotte
