Rising Sun Valley the knife's edge

She didn’t like being laughed at, and her lip curled faintly when he did. It was difficult not to agree that Fox’s decision to booth Jace out alongside Ferdie had been been a tad rash, but Jace could be just as stubborn as the Creek’s leader.

Then there was that business with the soul. Bazi’s jaws tightened, but she kept a lid on any spiteful comments. She took a few moments to compose herself after Jace finished, exhaled gently through flared nostrils, and spoke again in an artificially soft voice. Every third word was marred by tremors.

”Did you offer to chase him off instead? You live with him now, so I assume you didn’t.”