PROFESSOR'S PET (M×M)
Everything we hadn’t said passed between us in that look — fear, love, regret, desperation.
Then he looked up at the two men on the platform.
“Well, well,” Pedro called out, laughing maniacally. “The great Kai finally shows up for his little toy.”
Kai’s voice was ice. “I’m here. Let him go.”
“Not yet,” the second man replied. “Drop your weapons. Get on your knees.”
Kai didn’t move. His eyes flicked back to me for a brief moment, something fierce and protective burning in them.
Then he spoke, low and deadly: