Fin's body locked. Every muscle. Every joint. His head turned slowly toward Gavriel Sterling, who was standing twelve feet away with an expression that suggested his soul had left his body, taken a look around, and decided against returning.
Fin pulled out of Serena, tucked himself back in, and yanked her training suit back up over her shoulders in three efficient motions. He zipped her up with the clinical speed of a man transitioning from lover to apex predator in under two seconds.
Then he stepped in front of Serena, putting his body between her and Gav, and his eyes locked onto the Gamma with a focus that could have stripped paint from stone.
"You looked at her."
His voice was low. Quiet. The kind of quiet that made Dex's shouting seem friendly by comparison.
Gav's mouth opened. Closed. Opened again. "The wall spat me out here. I didn't choose this. I didn't ask for this. The temple put me in this room against my will."
Fin took one step forward. "I said you looked at her."
