Page 206 of Sky’s Edge

“You have a lock on it?” Bainon asked him.

“Only you’d have the balls to ask me that, knowing your mate half your life and letting her fuck other males,” Cormac bit.

Great.

Now Nayden and Uly had broken off holding back Cormac because they had to hold back Bainon.

“Ugh, this isn’t helping,” Gayle said, standing up and aiming her gaze at Cormac. “Just so you know, Sirk and I are broken up. Yes, he came to rub your shit in your face because I asked him to. I did this before I took the potion. And he said yes because he cares about me and we’re friends. But we’re just friends. I’ve since spelled myself. I can be around you now without it harming me. Maybe Sirk wasn’t a good play, but at the time, I felt I needed all the friends I could get. If you truly were my mate, you’d want that for me.”

What could Cormac say to that?

Nothing.

Which was what he said.

“So, we have a month to figure all this stuff out before it wears off,” Gayle continued. “Let’s focus on doing that.”

Cormac had something to say to that. “You’re spelling yourself at an uncertain time in a realm that’s under attack.”

“And you gave me no choice,” Gayle shot back.

I saw a muscle dance up Cormac’s cheek.

Got you there, fae boy.

Gayle started the negotiations.

“I need to go back to work.”

“You were working fine at Fleur de Flora,” Cormac pointed out.

“That isn’t my home. That isn’t my life.”

“But it was safe.”

“If you need to see I’m safe”—she shrugged—“move in with me.”

I felt my eyes grow huge at this offer.

Sirk dropped his head while shaking it.

But Cormac…

Something deep, struggling and sad flashed briefly through his eyes before he said, “That’ll work.”

“I’m not thinking this is good,” Aleece whispered.

I was thinking the same thing, and she didn’t know about Selediel either.

“Fine, that’s done.” Gayle sat back down. “Now you two,” she said, moving her attention between Aleece and Bainon.

“I dig you chicks, but when I say what I have to say to Bain, it’s going to be just him and me,” Aleece said.

Fair play.

“But as for you,” she said to Bainon. “Do not release the spell. If you do, I’m asking for the contact deets of Gayle’s witch and getting a potion too. You’ve had control of this for long enough. It’s my turn.”

Now it was go Aleece!