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Mine.
No! I stepped sideways, trying to put some distance between us. What in the seven hells was wrong with me? He was an asshole and a stalker!
I wanted nothing to do with him.
"In what world is any of this natural?" he asked, voice rough as he followed me. "Can't you at least admit something is wrong?"
I stared up at him, regret twisting inside my chest. He was right. But admitting that would give him the ammunition he needed to get me collared. And if I were collared, I'd never be able to hunt relics again.
This was in everyone's best interests.
So I forced a cocky grin and leaned closer. "Perhaps you just haven't been with enough women to know what's normal."
Tye's top lip curled into a snarl and he tugged harder on my elbow, moving us into an alcove. He slammed me against a column, his muscular arms caging me against the cold stone.
His features were a torrent of emotions, yellow eyes wide with shock and rage as he pressed closer — our lips only inches apart — the evidence of his unwilling desire pressed against my belly.
I swallowed the insane urge to press harder against him.
"And what do we have here?" a high-pitched feminine voice sliced through the haze of lust.
Tye recoiled immediately, dropping his arms, and stepping away as I fought to regain my composure and keep myself from snarling at my mentor.
Chapter 3
Kaiya
"Lady Frexin," Tye said, voice restrained.
I turned towards the older woman, forcing my mind to clear and my body to calm so I could feel the gratitude I should have for her interruption.
Lady Frexin's signature hat and goggles were perched atop her green curly hair, perfectly matching the small, fitted coat she wore atop her velvet green gown.
I'd yet to figure out how she picked her color of the day, let alone got everything to match …
She stared at Tye, gaze stony, green lips flattened into a straight line. "Good evening, Investigator Fordyth. I'll escort Miss Maderoth from here. Wouldn't want you getting suspended again, now would we?"
He nodded curtly, shooting me one more glare, then strode away. Those heavy footsteps echoing against the stone tiles of the lobby.
I stood there for a second, heart racing, lips tingling.
Could my magic have done something to him — to us?
No. That was ridiculous.
I was a bond mage. It was a weak power in the grand scheme of things — simply allowing me to see bonds between people and their life essences.
I couldn't change a person's korra.
Yet I couldn't deny there was something between us — something far more intense than normal.
Shaking out my hands, I smiled down at Lady Frexin. "Thank you, my lady." I dipped my head into a slight bow. "Your timing was perfect, as always."
A few seconds more and I might have made a true fool of myself …
She cocked her brow and stared after the departing man. "I see Investigator Fordyth is back at it again. The stubborn fool."
"Has he ever stopped?" I shook my head ruefully. "His accusations are getting close to the truth, though. If someone actually believed him —"
