Nathan stuck his head out the driver’s window. “A little birdie told me a damsel in distress was waiting for her knight in monochromatic black to save her.”
I scowled at him. “Are you the knight in that scenario?”
Nathan winked at me. “No, I’m the dragon who might accidentally devour her.”
From the passenger seat, Anton rolled his eyes. “Sienna is waiting at the house to give you a tour. She asked us to make sure you didn’t lose your way.”
I jerked my head at the car. “Problem solved. Deborah—you and the bags are with them.”
As Deborah dragged her suitcases to the back of the SUV, Nathan smirked at me. “Want to make things interesting?”
I leaned an arm against the side of his vehicle. “I’m listening.”
“A race. From here to the new digs.”
“Rules?”
“First one in the driveway wins.”
I looked from his SUV to Gwyneth. “You’re on.”
Nathan wasn’t going to know what hit him. I was so going to win this. It was no contest really.
“What about the stakes?” Nathan called as I strode toward my car.
“I’m not that dumb.”
“Afraid you’ll lose?”
I paused in the process of opening my door. “Are you trying reverse psychology on me? I expected better of you.”
Nathan folded his arms on the window frame and rested his chin on them. “It’s a simple question, A.”
“Nope, not this time. You’re not suckering me into another bet.”
As confident as I was in winning, I wasn’t stupid enough to underestimate him either. I’d made bets with him before. Some of them sure bets where I shouldn’t have lost. Only I did.
Right now, I was at nine losses and three wins. Maybe I’d put another victory in the win column, but just in case, I didn’t want to get roped in to doing his dirty laundry again.
That shit was nasty. Do you know how hard it is to get orc blood out of silk?
I do. Along with a dozen other substances I was afraid to look closely at. Nathan was not a tidy killer.
Never again.
“Aww, come on. I have a big job coming up and could use a laundress,” Nathan whined.
I slid into the car without deigning to respond to his nonsense.
“Told you she wouldn’t fall for it,” Anton hummed.
My passenger door opened and then slammed shut, Connor joining me as I started Gwyneth.
“You ready for this?” I asked.
Connor flicked me a steady look that made me smile.
“Alright then.”
