I dragged him toward the towering beast of steel and death that was The Vortex. It loomed above us, a spiderweb of twists and turns, screams echoing from above like ghost warnings. Even I hadn't touched this one before. Olivia tried once to dare me into it and I almost smacked her.
Now here I was. In front of it. With Kael. The man I'd gifted my soul (and possibly my spine) to just last night.
I hesitated. Just a little.
Kael noticed.
Of course he did.
I felt the heat of his smirk without even looking. "You okay there, tough girl?"
I rolled my eyes and forced a laugh. "Pfft. Scared? Me? Please."
"You hesitated."
"I blinked, Kael."
"Mm-hm."
He crossed his arms, muscles flexing, and I suddenly had the irrational urge to push him into oncoming cotton candy.
With narrowed eyes, I reached for his wrist again. "Get in line before I body slam you."
"Is that a threat or a promise?"
