Mildly, she said, “And yet you needed to meddle with his mind to get what you wanted. You had to cheat. I’m not impressed.”
Damon laughed. “I didn’t have to. I wanted to. I enjoy doing it.”
“Why waste the effort?” Summer inquired. He had a nice laugh, sort of a rumbly chuckle. “If you can get what you want without cheating, it’s simpler. You never have to explain something that can’t be explained to most people.” She sat back a little and regarded him. “But you don’t get any backlash, do you? All the rewards, none of the risk.”