Jade’s pov:

“You had me worried, so damn much, I wonder what kind of punishment would be most appropriate to you…” Alex all but chewed my head off.

I could understand his worry. Hell, what annoyed me the most was that their reasoning made a lot of sense… But it was still a hard pill to swallow.

When he was done, I said stubbornly, “I was born to two proud warriors, and I will be damned if I let a couple of rogues frighten me into hiding.”

He heaved a sigh and then said, ...