‘Gods above,’ Kade thought desperately, too tongue-tied at the moment to speak. ‘Whatever I did, I’m sorry, all right? So, please, please—don’t punish me like this!’
He finally forced his mouth to work. “Y-you don’t have to go that far,” he said, unable to hide how rattled he was. Just what did his dubiously genius mind get him into? He hurriedly presented his own tamer idea. “Really, it’s good enough if we just video called each other.”
Arden frowned. “But if you fall asleep, I won’t be able to shake you awake. It’s much better if I’m right there beside you.”
“I’ll give it my best not to fall asleep,” Kade replied determinedly. “I promise I’ll do everything I can, so there’s no need for you to worry this much.”
Because he was looking at him, Kade witnessed how the man seemed to deflat
