Contract With Big Brother-in-law
The thought of admitting to a single person, even Kayla, that I’d had my feelings hurt over a conversation that I wasn’t a part of felt like admitting weakness.
Finally, I said to Jade, “It’s just a complicated situation, that’s all.”
She rubbed her hands over her face. “Well, regardless, I think you two need to talk. When she wins the hunt, you can talk to her at the feast.”
I couldn’t help but smirk for the first time in what felt like ages. “You think she’s going to kill the stag before the wolves do?”
Jade grinned. “Don’t you?”
Truthfully, I did. Kayla was a damn good fighter to begin with, and she had been training her ass off for weeks now. Plus, a lot of the warriors who joined the hu