“As safe as I was at Troy’s pack,” she said with a shrug. “I could go with you. Gideon seemed to like me. I could play bait.”
“No,” I said coldly. “I don’t want you anywhere near that psychopath. He played me for a fool, and that makes him incredibly dangerous. Besides, I do not want to rob you of the opportunity to try to find a solution to your stolen bonds.”
“I knew there was something off about him. I wish Victor had said something sooner. We could have killed him right then and there. I just thought I was having trust issues.”
I captured her easily into a hug and kissed the top of her head. “Don’t lose those instincts, Nyx.”
We showered and joined the others downstairs. I noticed the way Nyx tried not to show too much interest in the books that were spread in front of Irene and Ja
