Chapter Nine
Never smiled as theypulled up, and Abel-ur came out of the door, opened Cora’s door, and helped her out of the car.
Cora smiled.“See?I am in good hands.”
Never nodded and got out, looking at Abel-ur, and she let her vision scan him to the edge of his soul.She smirked.“He was both exhausted and holding back.You won’t have that problem again.Well, whenyoucan manage it, Cora.”
Cora grinned.“Are these treated clothes?”
“Of course.”
Cora grew by several inches with her horns out.She grinned.“There.All healed.”
“So, this was all a ruse?”Never arched her brows.
“A convenience.Your energy did begin the healing, and I was glad you were there to take over.You know I don’t like torture.”
Never sighed.“Yes, dear.I know.Abel-ur, you are going to watch over her while she recovers?”
He smiled and hugged his prize.“Of course.Probably quite a bit longer.”
Cora smiled and hugged him back, shrinking and dismissing her horns.
Never nodded and looked around, seeing her property in the distance.“Well, I should get going.Cora needs to settle down or act up or something.”
Never said, “You are just lucky he likes older women.”She squawked as she was pulled back against Tam-or.
He chuckled in her ear.“He isn’t the only one.”
“Really?You had me fooled.”She turned her head to his.She sighed.“Well, I should be heading home then.Call me if you need me, Cora.”
“Oh, I might be crying out, but it won’t be for you, Never.”Cora hauled Abel-ur into the house.
Never smiled at Tam-or.“They are off to defile your countertops.”
“That place wasn’t mine.My home is elsewhere in the neighbourhood.”
“Then, why have you been at Able-ur’s?”
“Because circumstances needed it.”
“What circumstances?”
“My sister is doing a reno on my house.I needed to be anywhere but there.”
“Oh, shoot.You have a sister.”
“I do.Four of them.”He wrapped his arms around her as if the news would make her bolt.
“Oh, right.Are you the eldest?”
“Second.My sister, Mylala, is forty-seven.”He smiled.“Then me, Eftufo, Nemiria, and Lakfuran, she’s thirty.”
“Well, you have already met my sister and probably my uncle, so that’s fair, I guess.”
