"What's got you so happy?" Duke's deep, masculine voice resonated behind Kisha, making her instinctively turn around. As always, he had a way of sneaking up on her, rendering her heightened senses useless.
"Is everyone gathered?" Kisha asked instead, skillfully dodging his question. She knew he'd find out soon enough, so there was no need to explain.
"Yeah, we're all ready to leave for City A," Duke confirmed, unfazed by her evasion. "Should we go now?"
Kisha met his gaze, then stood up from the flower field, dusting off her pants—though there was nothing to dust. With a nod, she turned and opened a portal. As she stepped out of the territory space, Duke followed closely behind, moving like her ever-present shadow.
"Alright, let's go!" Kisha said, but instead of heading to the armored car at the front like she usually did, she stopped and scanned the group with a raised eyebrow. She didn't say a word, yet there was something mysterious and intriguing about her expression.
