“I trust you all slept well,” I said, deliberately keeping my tone light. I returned Malich’s glare with a tight-lipped grin.

“Yes, we did,” Kaden answered quickly.

“I’m sorry to hear that.”

—  Mary E. Pearson, book The Kiss of Deception

Source: The Kiss of Deception

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