"Anybody else?" he asked, his voice rough, caught between challenge and jest.
Flora was the first to answer. Her breath came fast, her eyes burning with a hunger that went beyond mere desire. "…There is no need for anybody else." She leaned closer, each step a deliberate trespass into the fragile space between them.
"Our moms are already married, so just marry us both." Her words carried more weight than her years, pressing into Aiden with a need sharper than steel.
Aiden's chest tightened. The room felt smaller, the air hotter. He thought of the countless nights his blade had struck sparks against steel in lonely training halls, yet none of those battles left him as unsteady as this moment.
"Wait a minute, what's up with that? I also love Aiden, this isn't fair…" Catherine's voice cracked through the air, edged with both indignation and fear.
