“Sorry if this is tactless, but I have to ask. Are you and the Last Hope involved? Romantically?” The Cobra’s face went blank. Rae made a delicate gesture in which both hands wound intricately together. The Cobra’s mouth quirked. He repeated the gesture less delicately, as if wringing out an invisible bath towel. “Or is it Lia?” The Cobra had showered Lia with attention ever since she arrived at court. Some readers believed his intentions were nefarious. Others believed he was smitten. Lia was, after all, irresistible. “Frankly, my dear,” the Cobra drawled, “I’m insulted. What gave you the
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