Page 63 of Sienna Rossi: Beyond Shattered Trust

I smile slightly before I stand up and tiptoe to the door. I cast one last look at the god on the bed, admiring his chiselled jaw, his pecs and those bulging biceps.

My throat feels dry, and I exhale slowly before pulling the door open and stepping out, only to almost knock into Azura, who is standing there with a victorious smirk on her face.

“So, you guys might not need as much help as I thought.”

“Shh,” I put a finger to my lips.

“Why are you sneaking away, though?” she asks suspiciously.

I sigh. “Well, I don’t want him to think our arrangement is a mistake.”

“Arrangement? You mean-”

“No!” I hiss, blushing. “His hallucinations, and what we mentioned about my dreams? Well, he kind of tethers me.”

“Right, so you both pretty much need one another despite everything, whilst waiting for one another, but just unable to get past the blips to the point of being able to be together? Is that right?”

I blink. “I have no idea what you just said. Bye, Azura, I need to go get dressed.”

Her laugh follows me down the hall until I enter Renji’s room and shut the door. I hide a squeal of excitement, clamping my hands over my mouth, my heart thumping. I sniff my hoodie; it smells of him. I hug myself, my heart leaping; just being near him lifts my mood.

Jayce, gods, I love you.

It’s a while later, and we’re in the lounge; Jayce is reading the tome on immortals, whilst I try not to ask any questions, although it’s hard not to. Leo now looks between us. “Until things are figured out, you will both remain together. I guess the prayers of those around you have been fucking answered.”

Jayce simply looks up at him for a second before returning to his book. I don’t argue either; we both know why it’s necessary. Only once my heat hits, then I’m screwed.

“So does that mean I’m staying here?” I ask.

“Yes, your mama is already sending you a bunch of clothes. It’s perfectly fitting,” Azura remarks as she wraps her arms around Leo’s shoulder, kissing his neck. He runs his hand down her arm, his eyes still as icy as ever.

“Sounds good,” I say. “Can I get a phone? I’d like to be able to talk to the girls. In all the chaos, I forgot mine in Russia.”

“Ahren’s arranged that for you, and while you’re at it, make sure you write up a full report of what happened in that dome. Another dream occurred last night?”

“I’ll do that. We need to figure this thing out, don’t we? And yes, it did.” I nod.

“That’s why you went to Jayce’s room,” Azura remarks. I frown slightly as Jayce ignores her. Well, he’s ignoring us all.

“Yes, unless you want to spend the rest of your life with Jayce,” Azura says. Leo looks at her pointedly.

“What she means is, if you want those dreams to stop, and if you-” He looks at Jayce. “Want to get rid of those hallucinations that are taking a toll on you, regardless of how focused your mind is, ideally, let her mark you and get it over with.”

“Thanks for the advice,” Jayce says in a clipped tone, but his eyes remain fixed on the book in his hand.

“Well, we’re leaving now. I hope the next time we talk there’s a positive update, because we fucking need it,” Leo says as he stands and fixes his jacket.

I nod, but my spirits are dampened. He’s right; we need to fix everything before time runs out. And staying here at the Blood Moon Pack?

Now, that wasn’t on my list of things to do, but I’m looking forward to it.

Who wouldn’t?

The Drakaths

Jayce

“Get to work,” I say to Sienna once Leo and Azura leave, after he makes it clear he’s tasking us with finding out about the drakaths. Like that wasn’t my fucking plan, anyway.