Taewon/Circuit Ghost/C.G.'s POV

Those insufferable assholes—Eryx and Catori. Yeah, Kaelith, you too. Screw all of them.

"They just have no clue how much they’re messing with you," I say, gently brushing away a tear tracing down Brit’s cheek. "They think they’re disciplining you, trying to teach some lesson, but we never stop wanting you, Emberling. Never."

She gives a faint shrug. "If you say so," she murmurs, her voice barely ...