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“Yes, ma’am.” He grinned. The dark circles still present but now they were lessened by the light in his eyes. Yunez dipped his head and pressed a sweet, lingering kiss to my lips. We breathed each other’s air and just reveled in this one stolen moment. Sighing like he didn’t want to come back to reality, he stepped out of the shower.
The cooler air momentarily washing over me before the steam billowed in the small space. That was a great benefit about being in Fennina with magic users. The hot water never ran out.
“Here are the…cliff notes. Wade is the lover of Toste, the Caen leader. Toste is notoriously grumpy and hard to deal with. Comes with the house really, think of him as a grizzly in personality. But Wade is a softer man of the Levan House. Water is his element of choice and that works great with Toste.” I quickly scrubbed the dirt off as Yunez continued filling me in. “Wade is an acquaintance maybe even a friend, and he has agreed to come hear our story. Except, he was not supposed to be here this soon. He sent word ahead that he is almost here, but the messenger got lost due to my glamour. He is now essentially on our doorstep.”
I nodded while I turned the water off, even though he couldn’t see me. “Is it bad that he’s here unannounced?”
Yunez paused; the room completely silent on the other side of the glass. “I would like to say no. Everything I know about him says he is a good man. Thoughtful and caring. However, I think we can all agree, that images and personalities are never what they seem.”
A quietness blanketed the room. How were we supposed to trust anyone if we couldn’t be sure of anything?
“Do you still lack the sight?” I asked softly as I shut off the water.
Yunez waited for me while holding a towel open. His gaze was somber as I stepped out. He wrapped the fluffy material around my body, using his hands to rub the moisture from my skin.
“On everything that matters,” he said gravely.
There was a knock against the open door, and we both turned to see Egan standing in the doorway. He was dressed in a green tunic that made his pale skin glow and his burnished red hair shine.
I was so primed from taking care of Yunez, I couldn’t stop my appreciation of how his tunic molded his body.
“Batse is at the door. Says Wade is waiting for us in the dining hall.” Egan let his gaze trail my warm skin, and he pulled my shift dress off the counter and carried it to me. He spread it over his arm, letting the fabric slide off before he held it up to me. “You’ll be beautiful in this, Issy girl.”
“That means we have exactly five minutes to be in the hall to still be considered good hosts.” The tension that had leaked out of Yunez came back with a vengeance as he sped out of the room. The towel loosened and right before he disappeared we caught sight of one taut ass cheek.
Egan and I glanced at each other and busted out laughing.
Damn, it felt good to just laugh. Had we laughed at all since the attack? I hadn’t. Even Jari’s attempts of humor had fallen short under the weight of the impending world.
“I still can’t get used to seeing…or hearing, Yunez in any kind of sexual way. He wasn’t joking when he said he was a screamer.” Egan smirked and mirth twinkled in his eyes.
Another laugh bubbled up, and I shook my head as I dropped the towel to pull on the dress. He was vocal. But I loved it. There wasn’t anything sexier than hearing a man as he experienced the sweetest pleasure.
Egan’s gaze was hot on my skin, but he made no move to touch me. We all understood what was at stake.
He waited with me, his presence keeping me warm and subtly happy as I quickly wrapped my wet hair into a bun that I hoped looked more sleek than it did wet.
I opted for no makeup, but it wasn’t really a thing in most of Fennina anyway. After three rushed minutes, Egan held his arm out for me to take.
When we entered the main room, everyone waited for us by the door as they talked in hushed whispers. Once they turned around, Jari whistled, giving me a lopsided grin, even as Rand smiled softly and Nato just flat out grinned.
Sage, the asshole, watched me coolly.
Whatever. I’d deal with him later.
“You look lovely, Isolde,” Yunez grinned, swiping his hair out of his eyes as he opened the door. “Shall we?”
“Did you fill them in on what you’d told me?” I asked as I moved through the doorway. Yunez took up my other side as the rest of the guys fanned out around me.
“I did. As much as I had time to.”
“What have you been doing without us?” I lowered my voice just in case there were any ears lurking nearby. But I shouldn’t have worried. Everyone here was more than loyal to Yunez.
He blew out a harsh breath, but his features quickly reformed into the Cheshire cat’s smile. “I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to announce us to Fennina.”
“Without us?” I measured my words slowly.
“What?” His head jerked back, then he glanced around at everyone. “I—”
