Chapter 419
Drio propped himself up on one elbow, confused. "Che cosa?"
For a moment, I debated not telling him. But we were a team now, me and my goblin, and to deny her this would be me turning my back on us both. I steeled myself and spit it out.
"My redcap, uh, recognized you as her mate."
His eyes widened and a boyish wonder stole over his face briefly, as if he'd thought there was nothing in this world he hadn't seen and the sheer impossibility of this newness delighted him. Then, as quickly as it had come, it was replaced with that familiar, insufferable smirk. "Oh, she did, did she? What about you?"
I snarled. "A little less with every passing second."
His smirk got wider. "You gonna make an honest man out of me?"
"We're about twenty years too late on that score."
"Leonie..."