"So much for leaving it all behind," I mumble as Xi Benhaim pats me down.
The guy promised his girl he was leaving NSC after finding love and all. But here he is, checking I don't have any weapons on me as I stand in Emma Scott's living room.
Xi's brother, Lik, is here too, and he's sitting on the sofa next to Emma's dad.
"I'm not here because I want to be, and I'm not here to participate in this shit." His blasé voice tells me it was probably Emma who begged him to be at the house for this.
"I guess you're just the welcoming committee, then."
He grunts a barely understandable yes and nods to Emma, standing right behind him as he steps to the side.
"Kayla." Her taunting smile deserves a punch to the face just to see how it would look without her teeth.
"Emma," I answer sharply.
