Lethal Curiosity

Instead, it felt like Kaelen was the one laying bait.

Silence stretched, enough for Kaelen to see if Ivanov would twitch—or betray even the slightest crack.

Then Ivanov laughed again, lighter this time.

“You give yourself too much credit. It was a coincidence.”

“Was it?” Kaelen asked softly.

No accusation.

No denial.

Just interest.

The kind that made men reconsider their answers.

“