Something dark and vicious inside me eased at those words.
She understood me. She knew me. She trusted me.
Gods.
That was almost more dangerous than the bond itself.
I exhaled slowly.
“I left Chloe alive,” I admitted. “She’s locked up in Crescent Moon. I thought… you and Kara should decide what to do with her.”
'As a wedding gift' I wanted to add but maybe that was way too unhinged as the first thing to share the morning after our first time together.
For a second, Aria just stared at me.
Then a slow smile spread over her lips.
“Thank you,” she said.
Genuine.
Dangerously genuine.
“I’m going to have fun with her.”
I barked out a laugh before I could stop myself.
“There she is,” I muttered, grinning. “I love this side of you.”
Her brow lifted.
“What side?”
“The feral one,” I
