Instead, something cool and hard slides beneath my arms, lifting me from the ground. I open one eye. Lord Valerian holds me beneath my armpits like I am a clumsy child he’s rescued from disaster, which isn’t that far from the truth. Those dark, fathomless eyes regard me with ire, and the corner of his mouth quirks up in what could be annoyance or amusement.
AHHHH STOP IT
