Page 19 of I Dated a Secret Weapon

Kyda wanted to lean against him as she did on dates, but it didn’t seem right with Nandy there.

Ados put an arm around her and pulled her against him again. “I like it when you lean on me. Your eyes are very pretty.”

She paused mid-sandwich. “Oh. Right. Yeah, you haven’t seen my face before. Mind you, when you saw it, it didn’t look like this.”

He stroked her jawline with his fingertip. “How did you get the changes?”

She swallowed. “Makeovers.”

He paused. “You don’t mean...” His expression was horrified when she looked at him.

“A healer and heavy hitter. Yeah. A few times. Kynor, too. He’s exceptionally pretty.”

“Seriously? He’s better looking?”

She laughed and nodded. “He’s stunning. He will probably fix his face when he’s an adult.”

“Yeah, that threw me when he mentioned why he didn’t start a BDC account.”

“Don’t corrupt him, you perv. Not everyone needs to share your sexual proclivities.” She nibbled at a cucumber slice.

He stiffened. “Are you calling me a pervert in front of my grandmother?”

“Well, yeah. They told me about your history.”

“What?” His shock was audible. “Why?”

“Because I am dangerous, and I was also worried about getting you a cancellation warning.” She muttered, “Your history came out when the medics were trying to figure out how I could be an escort without intimate activity.”

“Shit.”

“Ados!” Nandy was shocked.

“Nandy, now is not the time. Kyda, I started tapering off my interactions, and it has been solely dates with you for the last five weeks.”

“You don’t need to defend yourself. This isn’t an attack. I just think it is helpful for you to have other outlets.”

He frowned and growled. “I don’t want otheroutlets.”

Kyda met his frown with surprise. She leaned away from him. “Why not? I never did understand why you went on dates with me, to begin with.”

“You don’t understand?” Ados’s frown got deeper, and Kyda wondered if his face was going to freeze that way.

Nandy snorted. “She can’t have romantic contact, Ados. She wouldn’t have gotten much social experience.”

Ados looked at her, and the frown cleared. “She... oh.”

“Toxic blood is quite the chastity belt.” Kyda reached for some more vegetables and snagged some high-calorie crisps onto her plate. The moment that the vegetables were clear, she nibbled at the crisps with one hand while reaching for more with the other.

She finished what she had on her plate and then leaned forward looking for more. There was a soft sound behind her, and she glanced over her shoulder. “Where did you hide them?”

His soft smile turned into a grin. “Ask nicely.”

She sighed. “Not with your grandmother watching.”

He glanced over. “Nandy, close your eyes.”

Nandy laughed. “You have a minute.”

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