"I asked her the very same question," he muttered, catching Una's arm and tracing the fading red line with the pad of his thumb. Well, that wouldn't do. The woman could probably count on a few nasty tricks from him if they happened to run into each other any time soon. "She said that she was very persuasive. I honestly hope that something happens to crack those perfect walls for her. She almost makes me look reasonable on my lucid days."

He smirked back. "Of course. And then you could never have the fun of spying on our "top secret" meetings."