LORAN
“Hey, you know I only held Winter out of instinct to protect her, right? It wasn’t like I wanted to take advantage of-"
“I know,” Valtor cut me off as he leaned back in his seat. “If I sensed even a hint of that kind of intent your head would already be on the floor.”
The meeting had ended half an hour ago and now it was just the two of us left in his study to discuss related matters while sharing wine. He’d been furious when he saw me holding Winter though I’d only been trying to steady her. So I brought up the earlier incident mainly to clear the air.
That was the first time I ever saw him react like that. Normally, Valtor couldn’t care less even if the woman involved shared his bed.
But his anger earlier was different. And honestly, it rattled me.
“Valtor?”
“Hm?” He didn’
