Fiona - POV
In a serious tone, I began, “I need a spy to keep an eye on the clients we’re dealing with. And just so we’re clear—I wouldn’t hesitate to kill you if you ever crossed me.”
He stared at me for a long moment, his face unreadable. Then he spoke, his voice calm and measured. “I see you don’t trust easily.
That quality of yours, Miss Fiona, is something I admire most. But hiring an outsider as a spy—that’s risky. Why not let me take on that role instead? You already have the magical contract binding us. If I ever betrayed you, you could activate the spell and end me instantly.” He said it so casually, munching on a pastry as if the concept of instant death was nothing more than a fleeting thought.
I studied him closely, weighing his words. There was potential in him;……
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