My mouth opened. Then closed. Then opened again. s**t.
He took another step, towering over me now, his expression confused but angry. “Did she tell you to say that to me?”
I was quiet for a second too long.
This was spiraling. Fast. I’d cornered myself with this twin act. I couldn’t keep Vaughn and Vanya’s threads from tangling, and one wrong move… he’d know.
I straightened, heart pounding. “Whatever game you think you’re playing with her, it ends now. She’s not a toy. And if you so much as breathe near her again, Kross, I swear—”
“You swear what?” he cut in, eyes narrowing. “You think I’m some kind of monster?”
I didn’t answer.
Because truth was, I didn’t know what to think anymore. I couldn’t tell if he was manipulating me—or if he really meant every maddening, frustrating, confus
