KERES POV
Aiden turned toward the window.
His shoulders were shaking.
Oh, the bastard was laughing.
Silently, because he was emotionally constipated, but still.
Victory.
Luna Kai sighed.
It was a deep sigh. A Luna sigh. A mother sigh. The kind of sigh that had probably ended wars and ruined childhood plans.
“All right,” she said. “We will finish this conversation after she has eaten.”
Perse’s eyes flashed.
“Mom—”
I lifted one finger.
Risky.
Erotic, maybe.
Suicidal, definitely.
“Wonderful decision, Luna Kai. Wise. Elegant. Deeply appreciated by everyone in this room with functional survival instincts.”
“Keres,” Kai said.
“Yes?”
“If she has not eaten in twenty minutes, I will know.”
I blinked.
I did not ask how.
I did not want to know how.
“Yes, ma’am.”
“And if you int
