Lila’s POV
"You might be fast, little mate," Tobi called, his voice teasing, "but I could follow your scent to the end of the earth."
I laughed as his footsteps drew closer, his pace deliberate, patient. At the last second, I slipped out of reach, darting past him just as his arms closed around nothing but air. Our game ended only when he finally caught me, lifting me into his arms. My legs wrapped around his hips as I peppered his cheeks with kisses. He laughed, breathless, as we stumbled toward the cabin. I slid down and unlocked the door, revealing our disheveled hideout.
“So when you said you’d made no progress, you weren’t kidding,” Tobi said, eyeing the mismatched furniture and Sophie’s scattered notes.
“This is how you learned about the kidnap plot?” he asked, picking up one of
