The women around Martin had plenty on their minds, and one of them still refused to let go of a particularly bold and dangerous idea. Martin wanted no part of any of that right now. He did his best to ignore Elisebeth and Katherine crowding him from either side and focused on Rangar instead.
"Let's talk about the pressing matter at hand," Martin said.
Rangar's mouth immediately curled into a smirk. "Yeah, you've got plenty of pressing matters right now! Haha!"
His booming laugh earned several knowing smiles from the women around Martin. Katherine looked especially pleased with herself, while Annie lowered her gaze and tried to hide the blush spreading across her cheeks.
Martin closed his eyes for a moment and cleared his throat. Once again, Rangar had only made his impure thoughts worse. He ignored the warmth pressing against both sides of him and raised his voice so everyone nearby could hear.
