Chapter 24: Unexpected Visitor
"I’m not seeing anyone. And I’m not planning to," he said flatly.
Then he paused, throwing her a sly side glance.
"But if I were to..." he smirked, letting his voice trail just enough to build tension.
Iris blinked, curious.
"You’d be at the top of my no-no list."
"Rude!" She huffed and turned her nose up in exaggerated offense, ignoring him entirely now, earning a light chuckle from him.
"But for a mere servant, you have quite a dream," Alaric said with a teasing lilt, a slight smirk playing at his lips.
Iris stopped mid-step.
"Excuse me?" she turned to him with a glare.
Her voice carried a challenge. She puffed her cheeks slightly, then raised a brow, ready to bite back.
"Then what does that make you, huh? A mere slav—"