Chapter Five
Nero nods. “Okay.”
“It should be up to me to put myself in danger or not as I wish. You can’t just—wait.” I look at him like he’s sprouted horns. “Did you just say ‘okay?’”
“Yes.” He comes toward me. “Since you always find trouble despite whatever guards I place on you, I decided it would be best to keep you at my side at all times.”
“Right.” I lift my chin. “Just know that I’ll be at your side only if I want to be at your side.”
“And you do.” A dark smile touches the corners of his eyes as he stops in front of me. “You know you do.”
“And we’re going to Earth,” I say, ignoring the swarm of butterflies his proximity stirs up in my stomach. “The members of the Council asked me to tell you that the favor you owe them is going to be your help with Tartarus.”
His face harden
