Scarlett POV
I'd heard Jaxen say things like this before.
This time it just slid right off me.
Maybe I'd finally gotten used to it.
Or maybe I'd just run out of places inside me for it to land.
The old Scarlett would've shrunk under that look when he thought he'd already won.
Not anymore.
I lifted my chin and met it head-on.
"This is my problem, not yours. If you hadn't shown up, I'd have been fine spending the night in a holding cell. Who exactly do you think you are, lecturing me like you're better than everyone else in the room?"
"Scarlett Ravencroft."
The full name hit like a warning shot.
I could hear the anger simmering beneath how calm he was trying to sound.
I smiled and went in for the twist.
"Mr. Hale. If I embarrass you that much, sign the papers my lawyer already
