I stiffened.
“We need to find out who’s poisoning the tree.”
I nodded, growing weary of his list of demands.“I’m working on it.”
“Work faster.”
At this point, Owen released my hand and took one threatening step toward the agent.“Shesaidshe’s working on it.”
I was silent as I watched the two of them standoff.Like two roosters sizing each other up.Owen looked far more menacing that Voss.Especially when his druid powers were activated.
“For what it’s worth,” Voss said, low and quiet.His gaze flicked to me.“You did well.I am… impressed.”
“Gee,” I said, “Thanks for the vote of confidence.”
I stepped toward the door, opened it.“Maybe you’ll relay that to the Council, too.”
He stepped to the door.“Maybe I will.”
And then he was gone.I shut the door and blew out a breath.
“He’s an absolutely charmer,” Tani said.Then her gaze slid to mine.“You’ll help me with Oberon?”
“I will,” I said.
“We both will,” Owen corrected.
Tani’s grin went from ear to ear.“Well, if that’s not the cutest thing I’ve ever seen, I don’t know what is.”
I flushed.
Willow wound around my legs in a figure eight and meowed.
“Willow agrees,” Tani said.“Also, she wants her breakfast.”
“Oh, right.”
Red stood and stretched.“And I need my morning nap.”
Then she headed upstairs to the spare bedroom.
“And I have a date with a greenhouse.”
Tani poofed away in a cloud of pink fairy dust.
That left me and Owen and Willow, who was trying her hardest to get my attention.
“Come on,” I said to the cat.
She galloped ahead of me into the kitchen.
Owen followed.He paused at the counter, leaning against it as I placed kibble in Willow’s bowl and refreshed her water.Willow glanced at the kibble, then up at me like I had personally offended her.
“You can have tuna later,” I said.
Willow paused and looked back at me over one elegant shoulder.Those gold eyes held mine for a beat too long to be ordinary cat.
“I haven’t forgotten,” I said quietly.“About the hex.I just—I need a little more time to figure out how.”
