VioletCassian opened and closed his mouth twice, nothing coming out either time. His face went red, which was definitely a first for him, and Wes chuckled under his breath.“Huh?” Kylan spoke, surprised. “You do got it.”Cassian still had not said anything. I gave him the opportunity, but he didn’t take it, so I turned to face the crowd. One person in particular, who was clearly enjoying all of this. Jorn.A wicked grin pulled at his mouth.“Commander Jorn?”“Hastings?”“Did you, at any point, tell us that there was no kicking allowed in this race?”Jorn waited for a few seconds, then shook his head slowly. “No…no.”“Oh.” I let out a breath. “Well, then there is no need for all of this.”I dropped both my hands down to my sides and turned back to Cassian. “You pushed me first, by the way,” I said, my gaze sharp. “But I’m not hearing you talk about that.”I let out a small scoff. Cassian’s eyes pierced through mine, and the two of us glared at each other. There was no doubt we were sh
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