“Jesus Christ. I’m sorry. Fine?”
The man really didn’t like apologizing to people.
“Thank you.” I surveyed the sidewalk and the front of the CA headquarters. “We’re drawing a crowd. We should probably go inside.”
Rune limped ahead of me. “Come on then.”
I dashed to keep up with his long legs quickly taking him up the stairs. “I didn’t break it, did I?”
“If I said yes, you’d feel pretty shitty, huh?” His gaze flicked to me out of the corner of his eye.
My cheeks flamed with color, my adrenaline spiking. “I would feel pretty damn awful.”
“Well, you…didn’t.” Then he stopped hobbling and walked with a fluid swagger. “Gotcha.”
“You asshole!” I snickered in appreciation for the tactic he used.
“You deserved it. You know you did.” He opened the front door for me. “Are you ready to plan your father’s demise?”
“More than you’ll ever understand.” I hopped inside the building and smiled at him over my shoulder as I wiggled my eyebrows. “Do I get to go on the hunt tonight? I love fresh blood.”
He grabbed my hand as we walked to the check-in point, black uniformed soldiers rimming the lobby. “I thought you’d ask that. Poppy decided she wanted to dip her toe back into work. I offered for her to go tonight too. You two could look out for one another.”
My nose crinkled. “Babysitting duty?”
Rune shook his head slowly. “I think Poppy needs an outlet. She’ll be out for blood too.”
“Oh, well, hell yes!” I wiggled my shoulders comically as we finished the few steps to the security checkpoint. “I’m gonna kill some bad guys.”
Rune was staring at my chest. “Do that shake again.”
I snorted. “You need to get laid.”
With his nostrils flared, he glared. “Very funny.”
