ROSETTE’S POV
“That’s not relevant to—”
“It’s the only thing that’s relevant to me.” He cut me off smoothly. “You showed up tonight. Despite every reason you have to distrust me.” His voice dropped, intimate despite Luther’s presence. “That tells me something about my offer intrigued you.”
“Your business offer—”
“We both know I’m not talking about business.”
I stiffened.
Luther shifted beside me, clearly uncomfortable with the direction of the conversation. I seized the opportunity.
“Luther.” I turned to him with a warm smile, shutting Zavien out entirely. “You mentioned concerns about Giordani’s northeastern territories. Something about hunting rights overlapping with allied packs?”
Luther blinked, thrown by the sudden redirect. But he recovered quickly, launching into an analysis
