#Chapter 203

Violet’s POV I swallowed my smile at Theo’s promise, hardly able to temper my excitement that we were so close to being reunited. As the crowd began to dissipate, now that Theo had broken up the argument, I took a better look at the other people I noticed who had gathered to back up Ben. One of them was from the settlement based on his clothing, another was from the base according to the armor concealed under his dress shirt, and the other two I didn’t recognize at all. We all made eye contact with each other, offering subtle nods. A kind of kinship as we acknowledged whose side we were on. I’m impressed by your “systems in place” to protect the ex-rogues, I shared through my connection with Theo. Let’s see if I can impress you in our bedroom tonight, too, he teased. I smoothed out my dress to give my hands something to do other than go rip Theo’s clothes off. I’ll be impressed if we can pull all this off and get me back into the same bed as you. I could practically