The branch crack behind me snapped through the silence and my body reacted before my brain fully caught up. I spun fast while pulling the knife from my waistband.
“Easy.” Drake said immediately while stepping out from the trees with his hands raised slightly but my pulse kept hammering anyway and irritation flared instantly through me.
“Jesus Christ. Do you enjoy sneaking up on people now?” I snapped.
“You disappeared after finding that message. And apparently you’re carrying blade around the property now.” He replied while his eyes dropped briefly toward the knife in my hand.
“I’ve always carried blades.” I said.
“You didn’t used to pull them on me.” He said.
I slid the knife back into place sharply while anger still buzzed under my skin and Drake’s gaze shifted past me toward
