He only nodded. “Okay. That’s a shame, I had a good feeling about you. If you change your mind, we’re on East Rice Street.” And he turned on those fancy leather shoes to leave. My lips parted in surprise.
I stood in the middle of the busy street, still holding the last bit of my bread, staring at his back as he strode away. Why did I feel like I’d made a mistake?
As he reached the corner, his final thought grabbed my attention,I can’t let a pretty girl keep me from finding a Jinni.
CHAPTER 9
Arie
“WAIT!” I CALLED BEFOREI could stop myself, running after him.
He was looking for a Jinni?
My thoughts from the night before, of finding a Jinni willing to sever my Gift, came rushing back.
I rounded the corner to find Kadin standing there, waiting, brows raised.
Slowing, I stopped in front of him.
I opened my mouth, then closed it.
He hadn’t said that last thought out loud.
I wracked my brain for another way to bring it up.
I’d have to take a risk. “I’ll do it.”
The way he studied me made my toes curl.
I swallowed, but held his gaze, unwavering.
“Why’d you change your mind?” Again, so straightforward, saying exactly what he was thinking.
It was growing on me.
Of course, I couldn’t do the same.
