Akavi's eyes widened for a moment, clearly taken off guard by the sudden burst of emotion that slipped from Jinn. She wasn't used to seeing him lose even a shred of control, not in tone or posture, so the reaction made something inside her flicker.
And almost instantly, that flicker twisted into something sly—her golden eyes glistening with a strange excitement, her lips curling into a smirk that revealed more than she meant to hide.
Whether she was happy to finally get a raw reaction out of him or thrilled at the idea that she could twist this moment into a tool to tighten her hold over him… even Jinn couldn't tell.
But the look she gave made it obvious she saw an opening, a weak point she could take advantage of.
"I could give this to you right now… but that won't be fun at all, right?" Akavi purred, her voice filled with that teasing cruelty she always carried.
