Vera couldn’t stop grinning as she talked. Just the way I liked my scouts when they had good news.
“They’re cracking,” she said, pressing over the table. Her lips curled at the edges like she was savoring the words. “Sasha’s was touched. The entire match, she was tracking the field like she expected something to jump out at her. Girl’s got instincts. Sharp ones.”
I chuckled under my breath. “And Kael?”
“Controlled and focused, But distracted.” She tilted her head. “He couldn’t stop watching me watch *her*. She’s in his blind spot.”
Good.
That’s exactly where I wanted her.
The rogues around us murmured, a few of them laughing. They didn’t get it, not really. They still thought this was about winning some game, clawing their way into a title match and just defeating Kael, but I’m slowl
