So I snickered instead, smug and insufferable as I've always known to be. "And what's your endgame here? This is your signature ploy. I know you're good at this. I've watched you dangle yourself tantalizingly like a carrot in front of desperate fools, always feeding them just enough crumbs to keep them begging, but never actually giving them a damn thing. Then you discard them."
Pulling my hand from her chin, I leaned back until I was comfortably sprawling with my legs parted wide and arms stretched out lazily over the raised back cushions.
