“What?!” Kelsi exclaimed helplessly. “I can’t—“
“Kelsi, relax,” Jared interrupted. He was smiling. “You actually thought I’d make you do all this in one day? That’s impossible.”
A wave of relief washed over her but was soon outstripped by annoyance.
“That’s what I thought,” she grumbled. “Don’t make fun of me. You nearly gave me a heart attack.”
Jared gave a light chuckle. “Of course, it was a joke. There are probably hundreds of boxes; why would I make you go through that? I’m not completely heartless, you know. Besides, our precious underboss would kill me if I made you do that.”
Kelsi frowned. His passive tone didn’t sound like he was joking at all. “Aki doesn’t have anything to do with this,” she mumbled.
“Well, I beg to differ. Anything that has to do with you concerns him as we
