The guests gathered around, and Vaia and Azreen held hands as they cut the cake and then very nicely fed each other with calm respect and smiling gazes.Dia caught it all.
It was sweet, and then Krys took the blade from them and used a cantrip to slice the cake into proper sizes.The couple got three slices of the different cakes, and the top tier was taken to the kitchen to be boxed up and frozen for their anniversary.
Azreen grinned.“Dessert, everybody.”
Krys had a second table appear and said, “Vegetarian and vegan dessert right here.”
There was laughter, the servers manned the tables to help, and the tables were cleared out in under five minutes.Extranaturals loved sweets.
Krys whistled sharply, and the restocking occurred to cheers as the laughing couple went back to their table with their own selections.
There was more music, wine, and dancing, and Krys exhaled slowly.Leo’s voice next to her made her jump.“Well, you pulled this one off.”
“Thanks.Very proud.”
“What happened to your face?”
“What?Oh, earlier.Vaia’s mother showed up.They were upset that the money train had been cut off.I think Azreen’s lawyer has been busy.”
“Well, Dorn has been chortling lately.”
“Wait.It’s Dorn?”
“Yes.He loves a good familial litigation.That dude is weird.I think Reynal has healing as a skill.”Leo smiled.
“What?No.I will be fine by next weekend.”She leaned away, but Leo grabbed her arm and punched a message into her phone.
“No, no.I insist.Your duties are nearly done.You can have a moment getting first aid.”
Reynal walked toward them, and Krys shrank back.He paused.“Is something wrong?”
“It looks like Krys got a fist to the left side of her face.Krys.Drop the illusion.”
“I don’t want to—”
Leo looked at her.“Please.You are hurting.I can smell it.”
Krys sighed and looked at Reynal as she dropped the illusion.
He looked at her and shook his head.“Not here.Is there somewhere private?”
“Oh.Um.Yes, come this way.”
She walked with him and led him into the pantry.“This is about as private as you can get tonight.”
He looked and saw the small counter.He lifted her and set her down on it.He trailed his fingers over the damage.“Who did it?”
“Vaia’s mother.She and the rest of her immediate family are warded from the property.They can’t get through the gates.”
“You have been busy tonight.”He continued to move his hand over her skin; she could feel the warmth of it.
“Yup.”
He chuckled.“I have dark fae in my bloodline, and this is one thing I can do.”He licked her skin, and it warmed and tingled.He licked over and over.She curled her toes in her heels.The tingling moved through her, and she shivered as he carefully ran his tongue around her eye.
When he had gone over it, she whispered, “I think you got it all.”
“I will just go over it one more time, to be sure.”
