Cassian

Peter didn’t respond right away. He just stared at me with that worried look he always got when I pushed things too far.

“You’re playing with fire, Leo,” he muttered quietly. “And this time, I think it’s going to burn you worse than you expect.”

I laughed coldly. “Fire doesn’t scare me. I’ve lived in it long enough to make it my friend.”

He left without another word, and I savored the silence that ...