Chapter113:

Chapter 113 XENOIS *Of course it's not. Dmitri's been in love with him since before I recruited them. Sloane took longer to come around, but eventually the proximity and shared danger did what it always does. They've been very careful to keep it from you—or rather, to keep it from this new version of you. The old me knew. I always knew.* "That's not true," I whispered. "You're making that up." *Am I? Watch them. Really watch.* As I continued toward them, I observed with new eyes. The way Sloane stepped slightly closer to Dmitri when he laughed at something. The way Dmitri's gaze lingered on Sloane's profile for just a beat too long. The casual intimacy in how they moved around each other, like dancers who knew each other's choreography perfectly. *See? Not making anything up. Just showing you what's always been there. What you would have noticed if this new version of you wasn't so busy trying to respect people's privacy and not read into things.* "Xenois," Dmitri said, noticing my app