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ever. “But I’m so short.” “Napoleon was short, too.” “Napoleon was horrible,” I point out. “Napoleon got shit done, didn’t he?”
“Who says you can’t be cute and kick ass at the same time?” Kenji winks at me. “I do it every day.”
“I’m here to see the supreme commander.” He has a rich, deep voice but speaks with a slight accent. “Yep, hi, that’s me,” I say, and smile.
“But we were told that the new supreme was wild, lethal—terrifying—” I nod. Feel my face warm. “Yes. That’s me. I’m Juliette Ferrars.” Haider tilts his head, his eyes scanning my body. “But you’re so small.”
“Idiots are highly flammable, love. Let them all burn in hell.”
“Yeah, first question: Why are you such a dick?” Warner stands up. “Sweetheart,” he says quietly, “I hope you will forgive me for what I’m about to do to his face.”
eyes. “I feel so stupid, Kenji. Every day I feel stupider.” “Maybe you’re just getting old. Senile.” He taps his head. “You know.” “Shut up.”
Because I’ve never been in love before, so I don’t know if this is love or if I just have, like, food poisoning?”
“You’re worried I’m going to leave you for another woman?” “Shut up, Kenji. I’m not jealous.” “Aw, J.”
I love that the girl who blushes so easily in my arms is the same one who would kill a man for hurting me.
At this, I laugh again. “Because I,” I say, pointing at myself, “am a monster.” Kenji looks confused. “And how is that news to anyone?” I smile. He’s funny, I think. Funny guy.
“We broke up,” I say, pulling a pillow over my eyes, “because of information I shared with her that is, as I said, classified.” “What? Why? That doesn’t make any sense.” A pause. “Unless—” “Oh good, I can practically hear the tiny gears in your tiny brain turning.” “You lied to her about something?” he says. “Something you should’ve told her? Something classified—about her?” I wave a hand at nothing in particular. “The man’s a genius.” “Oh, shit.” “Yes,” I say. “Very much shit.”
“I don’t really know man,” Kenji says, and sighs. “I think, this time, you just have to deal with the consequences of your own stupidity.”
