It took another two seconds to register the cold, metallic edge kissing an artery in my neck and the fact that Gia was holding the small pocketknife I took with me everywhere. She must’ve fished it out of my pocket when she roamed my body. Her eyes danced like two flames, her gaze finding my own. Joke’s on you, Apricity. Now I’m even harder. “No bodyguards,” she said evenly. “You got us into this mess, you will get us out of it. You want me to be protected, you protect me. You’ve shown great capability tonight. Am I understood?” I stared, mesmerized. I’d never been this attracted to someone.
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