This was a mistake. Everything she did was a ploy, a strategy, another maneuver in a long con meant to give her the upper hand no matter who her opponents were. And Zero wasn't an i***t - he knew that in her eyes, he was little more than an enemy in sheep's skin. A temporary ally, a liability, and an eventual loose end to tie up.
This was the same thing. She was doing this to him, either as a test or to hurt him in some way. And he couldn't imagine that she would be so direct as to try to control him with s****l favors, either, so it couldn't be that. She was up to something. Her intentions couldn't nearly be so casual as they appeared.
And yet his head was short-circuiting as she tried to tug her wrist out of his grasp. He knew what she was going to do the instant
