REMI POV
"My turn."
Two words. Whispered in my ear five minutes ago. And I'd been waiting. Anticipating. Dreading.
Okay maybe not dreading.
This is exciting, Parrot said. Very exciting. We planned for this.
I had. The dress with the easy access. The lack of underwear situation. All of it intentional.
If it helped with his venom. If it kept him grounded. If—
Who are we kidding. We did it because we wanted to.
"Shut up."
"What?" Kade looked at me from across the table.
"Nothing. Talking to myself."
His hand landed on my thigh under the table. Just resting there. Warm and heavy and completely innocent looking.
I took a sip of wine. Tried to focus on Sophie explaining her cooking process.
"I marinated the steak for six hours," she was saying. "In a special blend."
A blend of what
