“Were you like that with…” Arden had just been about to ask one thing when he steered his question in another direction. “…With everyone?”
“Like what?” Kade asked, confused but amused.
“Just… mean.”
Hearing that, Kade was all of a sudden not amused anymore.
“Was I mean just now?” He held the side of Arden’s face and turned it towards him, the better to examine it. “Did I hurt you?”
“No, no—” Arden hurriedly shook his head. “It didn’t hurt. What I meant was… you know, the dirty talk… And how, um… how merciless you were.”
“…I guess you didn’t like that.” Kade’s eyes flickered in remorse. “I’m—”
Arden snorted, cutting him off on purpose. “Are you kidding? Just look at me. Do I look like I didn’t like it?” His gaze softened in resignation when he saw that the worry didn’t disappear from
