Aiden smiled casually and patted the seat beside him. “Sit. Don’t just stand there like a zombie.”

“Why are you here?” Jesse asked.

“Seat first,” Aiden replied.

Jesse inhaled deeply before taking a seat on the single couch opposite him. Aiden raised a brow, then shook his head and tapped the empty seat beside him again.

“Will you die if you sit here?”

Jesse closed his eyes and drew in a sharp breath. Aiden ignored his anger and tapped the seat again, louder ...