Willow meowed a protest.
“No offense, Willow.I didn’t mean you, specifically.”
She replied with another meow-yawn.
Red looked at us both, blinked, and went back to watching her celebrity chef.
Tani, in full-size, leaned against the kitchen doorway, arms crossed.She eyed me in Owen’s clothes with a smirk on her face.
“Don’t start,” I said.
“Start what?Looks like you two had a busy night.”She waggled her eyebrows.
“The evidence does support that,” Red said.
I rolled my eyes.
Next to me, Owen snickered.I turned to him.“You’re not helping.”
He shrugged.“We did have a busy night at the Crossroads.”
“Crossroads?”That perked up Tani.She dropped her arms and stood straight.
Before I could answer, the doorbell rang.
“Early morning visitors are never a good thing,” Tani said.
She wasn’t wrong.I dropped my clothes in the nearest chair and went back to the door to open it.
Agent Voss stood on the other side.
“Miss Wakefield,” he greeted with a nod of his head.
Owen was instantly at my side.Next to me, his magic flared like a bright hot flame that made mine react to him.
That was… new.
“What are you doing here?”
He practically snarled the words.I reached for his hand, wrapped my fingers around his.
Voss’s gaze flicked from me to him and back again.“The Crossroads is different this morning.”
“Oh, so you’ve already been there?How fun,” I said.
His mouth flatlined.
“Would you like to invite me in so we can discuss the Crossroads like civilized people?”
Owen stiffened.I squeezed his hand.
“Not really,” I said, “but since you’re standing on my porch being a giant pain, I suppose I will.”
Behind me, Tani laughed.
He stepped inside, his gaze instantly landing on the Red Queen, Tani, and Willow still perched on the sofa.
I closed the door.Owen and I remained there as he turned to face us.
