Page 270 of Sky’s Edge

“Do you know anything about that?”

“No.”

“So they’re just being idiots?” I asked.

“The only being who cares less than me about what others think about what he does and who he does it with is Mac,” Tanyn reminded me.

“Right.”

“It’s good, baby,” he said softly. “It paves the way for when they’re actually together.”

“Right,” I repeated, because he was, indeed, right. I just hoped the “when they’re actually together” part came true. I then tilted my head to the side and decided, since he seemed chill and didn’t have a study full of beings when I arrived, now was the time. “Is there a reason the number of guards has been increased?”

“Yes and no. You know we had that pic analyzed.”

I nodded.

“Even so, we don’t know what that form is in it. All we know is that it’s not a smudge on the lens or a pixel glitch.”

I nodded again.

“And I’m not taking any chances,” he concluded.

Well, there it was.

Tanyn being protective.

Since I had nothing to say about that, I said nothing.

“Bain has been in touch. They’re returning on Friday,” Tanyn told me.

That was good.

And Tanyn already knew Gayle had been in contact last night, sharing she and Cormac would return on Sunday. We both knew Laura and Aleksei were returning tomorrow.

On that topic…

“I’m not sure this is sustainable, honey,” I told him.

“What?”

“Us four, together all the time.”

“Cat—”

“For starters, we just made that pact not too long ago, and we’re not together now.”

Tanyn didn’t reply, because he didn’t need to. He was well aware they weren’t with us.

“And I’m going to need to go down to the Fall and stay there at least a week. I need to introduce important clients to Lua. Assist in her transition.”

“We can work that.”

“Okay. Then there’s the ball. That’s happening here,” I shared something he knew. “The Vernal Gala in Land’s End. And the Sunray Soiree in Dawn’s Break during the Solstice. We’re all going to have to go to both.”

“Sweetheart—”

“Laura’s planning a wedding and she can’t beg off appearances she’s barely just accepted.”