Chapter 17
Xaero’s POV
I could curse my cousin to the pits of the earth. She has been insisting I make a move on Safiya, but I did not think she would drop me into the situation like she did. An ace in subtlety she was not. The birds were singing in the distance from trees high above. I sighed, stealing a glance at Safiya, still not able to get over the fact that she has not changed at all.
But I guess so did I.
When I met Safiya, I had been all set and focused on learning as much as I could during my time as an apprentice. I had not met her before this, which had something to do with my upbringing abroad, but the first time I laid eyes on her and saw her smile as she shook my hand, I knew there was something special about the youngest of the Locke siblings. And I was right. I fell
