Rising from the Ashes (Andrew) novel Chapter 1483

Dylan asked, "Mr. Lloyd, in that situation with two martial kings present, how did you have the nerve?"

Just remembering it made his throat dry and his palms sweat.

Andrew scoffed and shrugged. "So what? If it really came to a fight, they'd be the ones dying, not me."

Dylan's face twisted into an expression of pure disbelief. "But Mr. Lloyd, did you even consider my feelings? You might be able to handle being ganged up on, but I would've been meeting my maker right then and there!"

Andrew blinked, then laughed. "Fair point. I would've been fine, no doubt about that. But you? Yeah, Grand Viper would've probably snapped you in half with a single strike. But hey, Dylan, you lucked out. You made it back in one piece."

Dylan's mouth twitched as the realization hit him that Andrew had not even considered whether he would live or die back there. If a real fight had broken out with all those people ganging up on them, would he have actually survived?

Seeing the pale look on Dylan's face and the way he trembled slightly, Andrew waved a hand, annoyed. "Relax, I was just messing with you. Even if a brawl did break out, I would've made sure you got out safely."

That finally calmed Dylan down, but he secretly decided to be more careful in the future about getting dragged into Andrew's dangerous schemes. In his mind, Dylan quietly labeled Andrew as a walking danger magnet.

"Andrew, you're back!" Aspen called out, springing up from the couch the moment she saw them enter.

Andrew raised an eyebrow, flashing a teasing smile. "Well, well… What's with the outfit? Where are you headed?"

Aspen flushed, but she also seemed a bit proud as she wiggled her curvy hips playfully. "I'm going to yoga class tonight! I haven't been in ages because of all the recent chaos."

She wore skin-tight yoga pants that hugged every curve and a fitted pink top. Long hair loose, bangs perfectly trimmed—she looked like an innocent college sweetheart.

Nothing about her said she was the same girl who bounced on Andrew every night.

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