"Are you sure about this?" Kaiden asked.
Tessa leaned back in her chair, crossed one leg over the other, and gave him a look that was equal parts amused and exasperated.
"Let me get this straight. You're sitting across from me as the guild leader of an organization run by the Shadow Monarch, backed by the most talked-about team in the country, with a founding roster that could field a small army, and you're asking if I'm okay with joining?"
"I'm asking if you're okay with dissolving Nova Circuit."
The amusement dimmed. Tessa looked at the table, then back at him.
"I'm going to tell you something, and I need you to hear it as the compliment it is, even though it's going to sound like I'm insulting myself."
He waited.
"I am not a good guild leader."
Talia, seated beside Tessa with a steaming mug between her palms, made a quiet sound of agreement that she did not bother to disguise.
"Not a hint of disagreement from either of you, huh…" Tessa murmured with narrowed eyes.
