"Just WHAT EXACTLY compelled you to do that?!" Nightshade grumbled as she carried her injured wife, who wore a smug smile, on her back.
"Hey! He was being an ass to Jade, so of course I'm gonna stand up for her!" Maygonna retorted.
"Seriously? May, he's our boss! You do not talk like that to someone who can easily make you disappear completely off record!"
"Yes. Also, so what? You should know me by now. I don't take shit from anyone and I won't let them belittle my friends. I don't give a fuck who they are, so drop it."
Nightshade just growled under her breath while Maygonna adjusted her position on her back. The smug smile still present, although slightly lowered. The walk to their quarters remained silent for the next half hour until Nightshade broke it.
"I can't fucking believe you."
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Takes place somewhere in book one, The Beginning of Hell.
