“Come on! You did the right thing choking him out. It was a hard choice, but a safe bet if I did it myself. I am not a mind reader. I’m astonished you believed it, even for a minute. And I wouldn’t have killed you for saying I’m not an excellent fighter. I’m good, I’m a veteran, but I’m not the best the Fort has ever trained. I certainly don’t expect you to tell me I am. And no one has Control around their fingers, not even Lily herself.”
I say all this in a friendly tone, but then I turn to Hammer and my tone becomes cold. Threatening.
“I would be extremely careful what gossip I spread, if I were you.” I try to catch his gaze, but he looks hard at a point on my forehead. I bet he heard something along the lines that I’d gain power over him if he looked me in the eye. “Hammer, I’m seriou
