Chapter 13

Devin

"Devin!"

"What?!"

"Stop pulling my bloody arm!” I glance over at Mira when she jabs her elbow into my ribs. We stood side by side. She’s attempting to chop a tomato and then stops to look at my roughly chopped green pepper sitting on the wooden chopping board in front of me. "I kind of need both hands to do this."

"And I don't? What am I supposed to use to chop the rest of this pepper? My—"

Mira turns her big golden orbs to look up at me swiftly. "Don't you dare finish that sentence. I swear, King, I will gut you." She growls at me adorably, her cheeks flushing. I bite back the urge to laugh and look at the knife she was pointing at me. I've been annoying her all day, and I can't lie—loving every damn minute of it. I do enjoy watching her get all flustered and angry, just like the good old days.

I've noticed that Mira's been on edge since we shared that little moment between us earlier back in the car, and I truthfully can't blame her. It affected me too, more than I would have l