Dangerous Curiosity

Vivienne’s POV

Nell’s question caught me off guard.

What was going on between me and Valentin?

I almost deflected, almost replied that I’d already explained everything before the game: the kidnapping, the radio silence about Rocco, the maddening way he refused to tell me anything. But I knew that wasn’t what she meant.

That wasn’t what she was asking.

“We kissed,” I said, my voice low.

She didn’t