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I stood in the center of my hovel. “Okay. I’m ready to gonow.”
Dahvi took both of my hands and stroked the back of my wrist with his thumb. His breath quickened at our connection, as did myheartbeat.
I pulled away. My mind sprayed icy water on the warmth pooling below. What were these three doing to me? It was like a spell had settled on me. Was it geniemagic?
Dahvi cleared his throat. “Ready to go into the lamp, Master? It doesn't hurt. Promise.” He caressed the skin across my wrist with his thumb. “Feels likethis.”
The fun part of me, the one I hadn’t released in years, wanted to giggle and delight in the chills running up my arm. But I bit my lip, held it in, andnodded.
Static electricity burst all over me. Pale-blue smoke swirled around me, filling my nostrils with the sweetest scent of dates and wine. I felt a tug at my core and was sucked away. Next thing I knew, I stood on top of a slab of marble decorated with a satin recliner, pillows, lamps, and that had what looked like a rectangular pool in the middle. The space wasn’t very wide. Maybe thirty feet square. I crossed to the edge, curious about what lay beyondit.
I gasped and jumpedback.
The marble hovered atop a whirlwind extending from a bunch ofclouds.
Gods.My throat squeezed with terror that I might fall off, and I stepped away from theverge.
Not exactly the luxurious palace I had imagined the genies had spent their last few hundredyears.
“Master!” Kaza leaped up from his lounging position on a satin recliner. Being on his feet obviously caused him pain, as he winced andmoaned.
“Sit and rest.” I wrapped my arm around his waist and helped him lie backdown.
“I’m glad you came.” His gorgeous, golden-eyed gaze trailed across my face, setting my bodyalight.
Gods. Maybe coming in here with just him hadn’t been such a great idea. I felt as if I was losing control. That wasn’t me. The feeling was frightening, overwhelming, and exhilarating at the sametime.
I guided him down into the pillows. “Rest.”
Please, let him go to sleep as soon as possible. Being so close to him was making me nervous and giving me hotflashes.
“I’ll rest with you.” He inched up, grabbed me with his strong arms, and pulled me beside him. The action brushed one half of his yellow vestaside.
Waves of golden, static electricity crackled between us, and he smiled. I had to use all my self-control not to reach over and touch his chest to see if it was as rock hard as itlooked.
I nudged him with my shoulder. “You snuggle next to all your old masters,too?”
“Of course.” He nudged me back, smirking. “Especially the smellyones.”
We both laughed. His honey tones drove me crazy. I couldn't remember the last time I chuckled out loud. It felt freeing to let loose and relax for a change. Being around Kaza made me forget my troubles and responsibilities for a brief moment. He brought out a sense of fun in me that I had buried long ago. For that, I owed him theworld.
“This…I don’t know what to call this place.” I pointed to the slab of marble we were on. “How is itfloating?”
“Magic,” he said with a waggle of hisbrows.
I crossed my arms and huffed. “But you’re weak. Was bringing me in here all aruse?”
Kaza offered me a goblet of wine. I wasn’t taking his damn drink until he explainedhimself.
“Relax, Master,” he said as if it was nothing. “It’s something I created long ago. To remind me ofhome.”
I scoffed. “You lived on a floatingcity?”
“Yeah.”
He gave me that wicked grin of his, and I felt like I drifted into theclouds.
“You should see Zand’s room. All volcanoes and fire. He likes it hot.” The last line earned me a wink as he sipped from hisgoblet.
