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Jared snorted

“She said Castor approached her a few times in the past but never took it this far before,” I informed them “He has a real problem with the word no Plus, he just doesn’t seehts of a human will ever come before his own”

Sa the first tiive us problems He whined like a brat because he wasn’t allowed to have consorts on the island He even asked me to lift the ban just for hiht arse, which didn’t go doell” She puffed out a breath “I’ll speak with Lexi and make it clear that she needs to report any further incidences”

“I already did that,” I said

“Really?” Sa me curiously “Very attentive of you”

I forced a casual shrug “I don’t want her thinking that her being huhts equal to our kind”

“Hmm” Sam crossed her ar her at Alora and Evan’s Binding cere for Lexi?”

I had a little thing for keeping my private business exactly that—private “You never used to be so nosy, Coach”

“Oh, you’re batting awayYou know, I like Lexi When humans first arrive here, they’re usually proper Nervous Nellies They shake and stammer and can’t meet my eyes Not Lexi I could tell she was uneasy—and ouldn’t she be, especially since she’d only o found out our kind exists?—but she kept her cool Looked le Jared, which earned her more points All in all, I was impressed”

I wrestled down the urge to ask how Lexi had discovered we existed—there wasglint in Sale My blasé act wasn’t working so well apparently

“If you’re trying your hand at ain, you need to stop,” I said

She blinked “I matchmake?”

“All the fucking time Don’t think none of us knows that you’re the one behind David and Denny recently getting together And Harvey told ive up on Maisy Which he hasn’t, and she’s folding under the pressure, if that ood”

“It does, thanks”

I smiled “You’re shameless, Coach”