Chapter 67: Honesty
"Because you are brilliant."
Liam's expression went flat. "Try again."
Arik let out a vibrant laugh, his eyes visibly wet with tears from the laughter. "It's true, though." He reached for the new napkin Sella had replaced a minute ago and wiped his eyes. "Now that George has agreed to you being my fiancée, you and Gabriel can meet later."
"That becomes true only if George survives Felix today." Liam said with a sigh.
"So you agreed."
Liam stopped moving.
Then his eyes narrowed with the slow, precise violence of a man watching a machine misread an input and produce treason.
"No," he said. "I agreed to a temporary tactical arrangement built around Felix's destruction, George's stupidity, and your need to explain why you keep appearing near my illegal infrastructure."
"I said, 'As you wish,'" Arik replayed with a grin.
Liam lost himself for one second and threw the roll of bread in his hand at Arik's head.
The alpha caught it like it was nothing.
