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“Are you sure?” I pointed at Juriah. “How do I know this isn’t some scam?”
Rynar stepped toward me. “Are you challenging his honor and integrity?”
“As a matter of fact, I am,” I stated confidently even though I felt far from it. “He plucked me off a stage, put me in a room, and—” I stopped.
I didn’t want to say much more.
Tell them as much as you want.
Agitating as it was to have another voice in my head, I found it somewhat relieving to hear Juriah assure me that I could keep details to myself. After his rather rude outburst last night, I was feeling out of control. But it was hard to say I felt in control when he was in my head at random intervals.
No, I couldn’t say anything. It was one thing for Galanthia and Izdor to be aware of me hooking up with Juriah. It was another entirely for their alpha to know about it. I didn’t think she’d be disappointed. I just didn’t want her to look at me like I was some kind of slut.
One shaky breath later, I squared up and continued, “Anyway, I don’t know him. I don’t know either of you. Who’s to say you aren’t running your own ring?”
Rynar appeared offended. Raven looked understanding. Juriah seemed intent on inching toward me as quietly as possible until he was close enough to touch.
I glared up at him. “Would you give me space?”
“Anything can happen from one moment to the next,” he reasoned. “I’m simply taking precautions by staying at your side.”
“You’re breathing down my neck.”
He frowned. “I’m doing no such thing! I haven’t done that since—”
I held up my hand. “Please, just…I’ll try to be clearer about my phrases, but what I mean is that you’re standing too close to me and it’s making me uncomfortable.”
Raven appeared amused. I didn’t like that smile on her face, nor did I appreciate the implication of the joke I knew she was about to make. Because it was probably the same original knee-slapper that Galanthia and Izdor had made last night.
“Of course,” Juriah agreed with a nod. “I’ll give you space.”
“Thank you.” I looked at Raven. “And thank you, uh…thanks for the clothes and shelter.”
She beamed. “If you need anything else, please, don’t hesitate to tell me.”
“I’ll probably need a rocket to get out of Percy’s reach,” I joked.
But despite the humor, I felt the horror of that statement. Because its truth was magnificent. The only way that I could escape Percy was by leaving the planet for good.
I glanced at Juriah. “Percy will stop at nothing to get me back. I hope you know that.”
Juriah smiled. And with his smile came a malicious weight, something I’d seen just before his transformation last night right as his wings had popped out of his back. He took a deep breath, his grin growing wider with his exhalation. “Let him try me.”
Chapter 13 - Juriah
I motioned for Macy to walk into the main bedroom. She hesitantly drifted past me and then hopped as far away as she could, pausing near the bed to touch the silk sheets.
“You said you need space.” I gestured to the room. “Here, take as much space as you need.”
“I’m not sleeping with you.”
Attention like hers could have zapped me into another realm. Those eyes were fiery regardless of how cool they appeared. Marbles made of gray glass couldn’t have possibly shone brighter. She was so intense, so feisty.
I coughed. “I meant you could take the quarters for yourself.”
She froze with her fingers floating over the pillow. “What?”
“The office is too small, and the cot hardly suits you.”
