Chapter 429

• He continued to glare at her, his body tense with barely controlled aggression, then he slowly relaxed and a faint smile curved his lips. "So who's with your Siamese twin?" He watched her prickle at the taunt, and his smile grew wider. She was so defensive of Cassia. It was easy to get a rise out of her.
• "Cassia is with Elina if you must know, and stop trying to distract me. What were you doing eavesdropping?" She wasn't letting him get away without an explanation.
• Kothari watched her, his expression intent. The determination on her face told him she wasn't going to go away. Stifling down a resigned sigh, he headed further into the trees knowing she would follow. When they were far enough away, he ran and jumped onto a large, flat rock perched beside one of the lakes close to the compound.