“Of course. The Collateral and her companion are well-rounded young ladies. Honestly, Misery was so terrible at it, I felt bad for our tutor.” I pretend to shudder. “I’ll give you lessons, and you’ll have a hobby that’s not, you know, just standing there and being tall and imposing and Alpha.”
“Can’t you just play something for me?”
“But that won’t make you a well-rounded young lady.” His laughter is a groan. “Plus, I need to earn my keep, and it’s not like I can defrost your freezer. Come on, I can teach you a chord every day.” I hop down from the counter, wrap my hand around two of Koen’s fingers, and pull him toward his bedroom. We get a couple of curious looks on our way, but I ignore them, and so does he. It’s not like I’m planning to ravish him in the closet, anyway. I just want to
