Chapter 140: Verification Required
Elias Kane stepped out of the bathroom with a towel in hand, rubbing at his soft black hair while steam followed him into the bedroom.
Send Liora a message.
[What message?]
Elias dried the ends of his hair and looked toward the bed. The staff had laid out sleepwear for him while he was in the shower, neat, expensive, and exactly the sort of thing Serena Blackwood would prefer seeing on him. He lifted one leg onto the edge of the mattress, drew the pajama pants up from his ankle to his thigh, and finished dressing with unhurried ease.
Just send the smiley face I used to send all the time.
[Sent.]
Elias: (=^^=)
Liora Voss picked up her phone when it vibrated.
The screen showed Elias's familiar little smile.
She laughed.
So the "game" between him and Serena had ended. More importantly, Elias had guessed what she had done. Of course he had. He was too sharp not to put the pieces together once Serena started testing people.
