Then her gaze shifted past his shoulder and she pointed.
"Aren't those the two girls from earlier?"
Jax turned.
And immediately regretted it.
Roxana and Elira stood with their backs straight, radiating enough murderous energy to wilt the nearby flower stalls.
In front of them, half-hidden behind a row of bushes, sat Seris and Astrid. Frozen like two rabbits caught chewing through the queen's garden.
Jax pressed his palm against his forehead. "Now what the hell are these idiots planning?"
Jennifer laughed softly. Genuinely amused. "I'll leave you to handle this. Consider it a light warmup."
She began walking away. Then paused.
Her voice turned playful. Mocking.
"Oh, and one more warning." She glanced over her shoulder. "Be cautious. If you keep collecting trophies at this pace, you'll drown in a mess even your genius can't untangle."
Her grin sharpened.
