Testing His Patience

Kira’s jaw dropped. For a full second, she couldn’t even blink—just stared at the screen, mortified, as her brother grinned like a devil in disguise.

Her stomach twisted in that familiar mix of dread and irritation. Why did he have to say that? Why now? She could feel Roth’s sharp gaze like a phantom from across the table, piercing through her even on the other side of the world. Ugh. I cannot de