Kyle looked at Alex and couldn’t help rolling his eyes, which caused Alex to grin at him. All this posturing. It was so much simpler for them to move around without all the pretence.
He tried to keep his amusement from showing on his face at the stand-off between Marcus and James and the guards on the barge as they insisted on entering the cabin with them. Their Elite won that particular contest and took positions on either side of the door. Kyle entered and saw the woman who’d intervened standing behind a chair with two other women. They all gave off the appearance of softness, wrapped in silks that draped around their bodies and showed off their figures. The long curved daggers strapped to their waists gave the lie to that softness. His gaze focused on the occupant of that chair. The ma
