Chapter 1057

As Daisy hoisted Ares Kai into her arms, his body instinctively curled toward her warmth. He looped his arms around her neck, rubbing his cheek against her chest with the ease of someone completely unguarded. “Daisy, you’re the best…” he slurred, his voice syrupy with drunken affection. A faint blush crept up Daisy’s ears as his movement brushed a sensitive spot on her collarbone, though her face remained ice-cold. “Ares Kai,” she growled through clenched teeth, “if you don’t behave, I’ll drop you right in the middle of the road and let traffic make roadkill out of you. Believe me?” He froze instantly, then nestled obediently against her like a child freshly scolded. With one arm supporting him and the other flagging down a taxi, Daisy managed to get him into the backseat. The second they settled, Ares Kai flopped sideways and leaned into her shoulder with a dramatic groan. “My head… it’s killing me…” Daisy’s fingers twitched, her knuckles whitening as she fought the overwhelming urge