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I glanced at Kyla, and she scratched Virtus’s fluffy head. Of course she would know what Virtus was up to. When she was home, they were practically joined at the hip.
She jerked her head. “Someone’s here to see you.”
I turned, and my breath left my lungs in a rush.
“Liam. Hi.”
“Hi.”
“I haven’t seen you since…”
“Since I gave you my car, and you used it to drive to the seelie portal.”
I winced. “I guess Nathaniel wasn’t too happy about that, huh?”
He shrugged. “He knows you. If you hadn’t used my car, you would’ve gotten there some other way.”
“True. Ah, you want to walk?”
He nodded, and I waved a hand at Kyla, still studying Liam. “How’ve you been?”
“You know, I’m okay. It’s been strange having Nathaniel look at me like I’m a threat to him. He’s stopped doing it so much now that you’ve finally mated.” Liam glanced over his shoulder as if checking Nathaniel wasn’t about to stalk out of the forest.
The forest seemed to have gone quiet around us as we walked back toward the road. “Did you know I was his mate? Before I found out?”
Liam sighed. “No. But when I heard you were his mate, it made perfect sense. I think my wolf knew, and I refused to see it. Afterward, when I was thinking about it… It was strange. One day, all I could think of was getting you naked, and the next, it was almost like you were a cousin or something.”
I stared at him. “Excuse me?”
That lopsided grin flashed. “Yeah. I think my wolf recognized you were my Alpha’s mate and would never be mine. It helped numb that part of me until my emotions caught up.”
“Um…” I didn’t know what to say to that, and he just patted me on the shoulder.
“You don’t need to worry about me, Evie. I’m even dating again.”
Interest sparked, and I grinned at him. “Tell me everything.”
His cheeks flushed, and I couldn’t help my smirk.
“It’s new,” he muttered, shifting on his feet. “You can meet her in a few weeks.”
“How did you meet?”
“On Portal. She’s a witch.”
Portal was the paranormal dating app—responsible for more cross-faction cooperation than any treaty or deal ever created. I angled my head. “Do I know her?”
He shrugged. “I doubt it. She just moved here from Tennessee. She’s looking for a new coven.”
“Well, if she wants any advice about the Durham covens, tell her she can come to me.”
Liam grinned. “Thanks, Evie.”
* * *
Nathaniel
Evie was standing with Liam.
