“You’re one to talk about pushing people away,” Reesa said as she folded her arms.

Myko showed no signs of being affected by her displeasure.

“Aren’t you going to respond?”

“Absolutely,” he said. “And I concur. I have pushed people away. Quite recently, you were one of them, but we can’t keep dancing around these feelings.”

“Yes, we can. It’s our best option,” she said. “We work too closely to go after ...