“Then I’ll explain the terms of the contract to Kiersten, Aiden, and you, at the same time.” He paused outside the chamber that had been given to them upon their arrival. Pressing the code, he didn’t wait for Jules before he entered, saying, “I’ll see you within the hour in the Dining Hall,” and left a stunned Skyler in the corridor.
Jules followed closely behind and laughed to release his own tension the moment the door closed.
Gage had pulled his shirt off over his head and was at the door to the lavatory when he paused at Jules’s laughter.
“Care to share?” he asked, brows raised as he untied the closure of his trousers.
“You can’t tell me I’m the only one who notices it.”
“Notices what?”
“Gage, she’s beautiful.”
“And?”
“Talented. Smart. Used to controlling her life and not follo
