“Okay. I believe that he wanted her dead. Now my question is why?” Nix couldn’t answer that without voicing Kessandra’s concerns about ichoron. She shrugged. “I mean, she’s an ass. I can’t blame him.” Leon was startled into a laugh. He clamped his mouth shut, but his eyes still wrinkled in mirth. “Sergeant, you’re going to get in trouble, talking like that.” Nix grinned back, feeling a bit lighter.
