Chapter 22. Welcome to Imperium, Prince of Assassins (1)

[2020, July 28th. Imperium, Warlanda]

“Delish,” she said, dragging a blood-red nail across Aaron’s chest. “No wonder Nate and Gray couldn’t bring Keira home. Welcome to Imperium, Prince of Assassins.”

She held out her hand for him to kiss. Aaron looked at it and considered his conundrum for a moment. To kiss the assassin in front of him was to risk life and limb getting caught by Keira. They had him surrounded. What exactly was the thing to do here? He felt sure whatever he did, he’d get it wrong.

“Don’t go poking the bear, Kendall,” said Cameron, batting her hand away. “Word is she’s even more attached to this one than she was to Ethan. Don’t mind Kendall, Prince of Assassins.”

Kendall threw Cameron a nasty look, turned back to Aaron and offered him her hand again.

“If you’re going to compare me to an animal Cam, I’d much rather be a cheetah or a lioness. Maybe a tigress. You know, something that rips wolves like the ones in front of me limb from limb.