Adam watched Maryse go, only relaxing a bit once she was gone, though he continued shaking. His attention returned to Alec as he spoke, focused on the parts of the lecture that Alec clearly saw as his own failures. Adam wasn’t deterred by it. He’d already put Alec in a difficult position as a bodyguard, and he respected how Alec had handled it.

“Are you and the warlock still...?”” he asked, because that was what he wanted to know most. Alec deserved someone that he cared about that much, enough to risk his position and reputation, but Adam couldn’t help but feel a little jealous of Alec’s attention.