A bet

He smirked, "I love it."

The expression on his face pissed me off, but I didn't let it show. I'm on a mission to help my friend, and I'm not ready to leave until I complete it.

I stared hard at Theo, whose gaze was racking through my body. He started from my head and slowly down to my toes.

"So, what are you doing here?" He asked in a bored tone, sounding like he didn't have all the time in the entire world to speak with me.

"I wish to make friends with you," I brought my hand out for a shake, "let's introduce ourselves once more. I'm —"

"Did he put you up to this?"

"Who? Storm?" I scoffed, "why will you think that way?"

Should Storm ever get to know that I came out here to look for his brother, he will wreak havoc on the entire palace, looking for me. That damned jealous man will never willingly allow me to meet any of his brothers. He will undoubtedly see it as cheating.