"I trust you, Kai," Rurik murmured. A buzzer was sounding off in the back of his mind. He knew he was playing with fire, almost in a literal sense. But he simply couldn't help it.
He trusted Kai with his life, even if Kai didn't trust himself. They had known each other too long, and their relationship was intimate without the benefit of sex. Rurik simply felt it was time to conquer his own fears and give back some, to his friend.