That changed things.
I sighed and rubbed my forehead.“I just needed a break from the footage.”
“You could’ve said something.”
“I didn’t want to ask permission to go for a walk.”
His expression shifted slightly at that.
“I wasn’t trying to leave,” I added quieter.“I just wanted air.”
Behind him, Piney loudly stage-whispered, “They’re fighting like an old married couple.”
Vin smacked him in the chest.
Prime laughed.
Push didn’t even glance back.His focus stayed locked on me.“You can do what you want.”
I blinked slightly.That wasn’t what I expected.
“But,” he continued roughly, “with everything going on, somebody needs to know where you are.”
I opened my mouth to argue automatically, then stopped.That was fair.Annoying, but fair.I sighed dramatically.“Fine.”
“Fine?”
“Yes, Push.Fine.”
“You tell someone before you go wandering off.”
“I wasn’t wandering.”
“You literally wandered toward the woods.”
“I heard something.”
“You hear things on an island.”
“That sounds deeply unhelpful.”
“It’s true.”
I crossed my arms tighter.“You’re still overreacting.”
Push stepped slightly closer.“You scared the shit out of me.”
That shut me up.
His voice dropped lower on the last part, rougher and more honest than anything else he’d said tonight.
For a second we just stared at each other.That dangerous pull that kept happening between us showed up hard enough to make my stomach tighten.
I cleared my throat first.“Well,” I said lightly, “good news.I’m very difficult to kidnap because apparently I trip over rocks before anyone can even try.”
The tension cracked instantly.
Push huffed out a laugh despite himself and shook his head.“You’re unbelievable.”
