Blood and moonlight
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Meanwhile, in the next room…
Achi leaned against the wall, arms folded. Darius was sitting, tossing a blade between his fingers — but his mind was not on his weapon.
“You ever seen a woman move like that?” he asked suddenly.
Achi blinked. “Ava?”
“No,” Darius muttered. “Aya.”
Achi tilted his head, amused. “The way you were staring? Yeah, everyone saw.”
Darius looked down, running a hand through his hair.
“When she was fighting — the way her body moved, the strength, the curves…