The rain started just as the last train left the station.
“Fox demons don’t brood.” She flicked one of her tails against my wrist. “We calculate .”
Kitsu had been quiet all evening. That was never a good sign. Skacat- Living Together With Fox Demon -18 - 1....
“He wants what binds me to you,” Kitsu said quietly. “If he takes it, I don’t go back to the Court. I become his .”
Instead, she kept glancing at the western sky. At the sliver of the new moon. The rain started just as the last train left the station
“The contract,” she said, lips near my ear, “isn’t a scroll or a spell. It’s a promise . One you made when you gave me your name.”
“That’s adrenaline.”
“You’re dripping on the welcome mat,” she said, her golden eyes half-lidded with amusement.
Her eyes met mine. The gold had deepened to amber. That was never a good sign