Page 14 of A Cougar's Kiss
He huffed at her comeback and shook his head, turning to stare out the window and the rock walls just a few feet away from the vehicle in the narrow tunnel.
“But I don’t break the rules either. I don’t run around stirring up trouble with bad guys that eventually come back on an entire species.” Not being offended didn’t mean she couldn’t fight back.
“No!” He turned back to her, his gaze searing into her skin like lasers. “You cower in a corner making everyone believe you’re helpless when you’re really going behind their back and stealing information you have no idea how to use.”
He was right. How did he know? She cleared her throat and squared her shoulders.
“Having all the answers doesn’t make you stronger.”
“And having some of the answers doesn’t make you part of the solution.”
“Then what am I doing here? Why did you tell me to come?”
“Yeah, Kel, I’d like to hear the answer to that one?” Kyss turned around to peer over the front seat, her lips spreading in a wide mischievous grin.
“You’re not funny,” he snapped at the shifter.
He didn’t spare Shya another look or comment as he once again turned to stare out the window. That was fine with her, she had so much to think about, so much to consider. Or no, it was probably too late to consider her actions as Gold continued to drive further away from Assembly Headquarters and the shifters she’d known all her life. Now, she was traveling with a Croesteriia who wore the burning scent of distrust like a coat, a jaguar who was built like a linebacker and Keller—the cougar who infuriated and aroused her to no end.
