“A feral smile, and he grabbed her by the chin – not hard enough to hurt, but to get her to look at him. “First thing,” he breathed, “we’re not friends. I’m still training you, and that means you’re still under my command.” the flicker of hurt must have shown, because he leaned closer, his grip tightening on her jaw. “Second – whatever we are, whatever this is? I’m still figuring it out, too. So if I’m going to give you the space you deserve to sort yourself out, then you can damn well give it to me.”
