Chapter 27. No longer Clandestine
"Are you joking?" I exclaimed, taking an aggressive step forward. "You told me you-"
"You were holding me against my will," he pointed out, his embarrassment fading. "You weren't taking no for an answer. I just thought it'd get you to back off… I didn't know you'd take it seriously."
I flushed, embarrassed that he'd seen how far I was willing to go, and suddenly the urge to get out was upon me. I couldn't have felt more vulnerable, desperate, and exposed if I had walked into the Knight Commander's office and declared Scipio's programming to be filled with some pretty serious flaws.
"You're an ass-and you deserve to be a nine," I spat, turning and breaking into a run to get as far away from him as possible.
"Wait, Squire… I'm sorry!" he called behind
