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He smiled. "Between your Choosing and the night before, I kinda figured you'd be feeling a little worse for wear. You said you had sex. Nari, are yousore?"
I licked at my lips. "Like a muscle that isn't used to being used. At worst, a minor ache."
"Then go look at our closets, decide which side of the bed will be yours, and I'll carry the clothes in."
I kissed him again quickly, thanked him, and then headed to the bedroom. Throwing myself on the bed, I tried to decide which way was most comfortable to lie, because I'd prefer to cuddle with him instead of the edge of the bed. Not that I had a lot of experience with it. Teachers had ignored us doing many things, but falling asleep in the same bed for the entire night made it too easy to do a few more things.
But I'd passed out on Wraythe's lap before. I'd slept in Eladehl's bed while the guys studied. Earlier, I'd laid with him in Jamik's bed, but that had barely lasted half an hour. Yet the more I tossed and turned, the more I kept coming back to the same way. Lying on my right side meant I could curl against his left shoulder.
When Eladehl walked in carrying the first load of clothes, I was still lying there. He smiled mischievously and then tossed his armful of clothes on the foot of the bed.
"Napping?"
"Deciding which side is mine. Honest question? Is it better if I curl up on one side of you more than another?"
"Um..." He looked down and his brow furrowed, proving he was thinking, and hard. "Usually my left, I think?"
"Then this is my side of the bed," I told him. "I'll take this closet, and you can have that one?"
He nodded. "You just want to be closer to the bathroom."
"Because when I wake up, I have to go, and you can't function for a bit." I stuck my tongue out at him. "See, it makes perfect sense."
"Kinda does," he agreed, heading back toward the living room. "Just know that I have about twice as many clothes as you."
"Some of those boxes have mine in them too!"
He groaned. "Shoes?"
"Nope, lingerie. I promise,youhave a lot more shoes thanme."
He was laughing as he left the room, but it stopped suddenly. Sitting up, I was pretty sure I heard a thump? Curious about what could be broken, I slid off the bed, intending to go check.
But just as I rounded the corner, I saw Eladehl pull open our front door. "Hey, Saval," he said, greeting our former instructor.
My stomach clenched, hoping this wasn't bad news. "So," she said, "We've compared all the marks. Wraythe is definitely a match, and I would like to introduce your other guardian."
A sly smile lifted Eladehl's lips. "Well, aren't you a pretty one? Almost makes me want to trade with my partner."
"Partner?" a man asked.
Eladehl just looked over at me. "Guess this means you aren't your own guardian." Then back to the hall. "Come in."
A guy in a black robe stepped over the threshold gently, turning to face Eladehl. "I was under the impression you were just chosen. How can you already have a partner?"
"Well, she and I have been together since our seventh year." And he gestured to me.
The man didn't even finish his turn before my blood ran cold. My eyes dropped to his hands, taking in the sharp lines across his fingers, then back up his wrists, until they disappeared under his sleeves. That ebony hair looked exactly the same. So did the shockingly pale blue eyes.
"Talin?" I asked.
His breath rushed out. "Fuck."
Chapter 40
Talin
The moment the ring was locked around my cock, I began to wonder why I'd even come back. I could've slipped away. I could've gone home and begged my brother to forgive me. I also could've followed that girl. She'd slipped out of my bed while I was asleep, leaving only a tiny pair of lace panties behind to prove she hadn't been a dream.
