Rise and shine, Naledi.

NALEDI’S POV

“No deal.”

Caellum’s eyes shot up at my words.

“What did you say?”

“Exactly what you heard.”

I took joy in the fact I caught him off guard.

“So let’s get this straight. You yap about how much you hate being a maid and when I decide to give you a shot at something more fulfilling, you turn it down?”

“I will not be a spy, Caellum. I’d be better off as a darned maid.”

“That’s pretty fucking rich, coming from someone who kills people for a living.” I felt burned. “If you asked me, I’d say it’s not so far from your alley.”

“Finally, you admit you got a check done on me.” I seethed. “But guess what? If your pack hadn’t exterminated mine, I probably wouldn’t be a killer, not to talk of being here!”

“I don’t care to hear the gory details of how you came to be what you are, Mia Cara. If I wanted that, I’d go through the darned file.”

“You speak like you haven’t already.” I hissed. “Newsflash, I saw the darned file in your drawers.”