"Enzo and I only discussed the hunting routes this morning. Nothing else. In case you probably thought otherwise," Zayden explained.
It wasn't entirely a lie. After all, he came to tell him that Charles was scheming something. However, Enzo didn't know the details because Charles had always been careful when it came to his plans. Then, the conversation drifted to their childhood, something Zayden judged unimportant to tell Ren.
"I did not think of—" Ren frowned defensively. How did Zayden know?
But the General's small smile cut him off.
"You did," he said softly. "You don't hide things as well as you think. I should have thought better. The way you were staring at the couch, so disgusted… no wonder," he chuckled.
For a moment, neither spoke. The air between them felt heavy yet strangely warm.
Zayden finally said, almost in a whisper, "I would not do that. Not with anyone else. Not when—" he paused.
