Chapter 333: Quiet Fears Beneath Loud Steel
Nia bumped her shoulder into Sophia's with a grin so wide it almost hurt to look at.
Sophia staggered half a step, more from exhaustion than the shove itself, and shot her a look.
"What was that for?"
Nia gestured toward the spot where Orion had tapped Sophia's head.
"You almost gave me an aneurysm with that fake glare," Nia told her.
"What?"
"Maybe to others that glare was real, but it lacked any real bite. You can't fool me," Nia said, laughing.
Sophia lifted a hand and gestured pointedly at her own face, dragging her fingers down her cheeks. "Does my face," she asked dryly, "look like it's singing praises right now?"
Nia burst out laughing. "Not really. It's giving more of if you were locked in a room with him, your whole body would be singing his praises," Nia said with a sly grin.
Sophia's lips twitched despite herself, a traitorous thing that gave her away far more than words ever could.
