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Prometheus bumps into my leg and chirps.
“Watch it, ya crazy beast!” Harald grasps at the makeshift harness.
Lagertha releases an exasperated sigh. “If yer going to keep complaining, let me drive.”
Zyla and I share an amused glance and head inside to find some tea. Prometheus prances alongside us, totally unfazed by the death threats being tossed around on its back.
* * *
“So that’swhy you didn’t know what he had planned.” I shake my head. “Did Callum know what he was giving the king?”
Zyla lifts her shoulders. “I don’t think he knew how the king would use it. I assume he thought it was for the vampires or another enemy.”
Callum’s spell prevented her from scouring the king’s mind. The only magic that’s strong enough to counter hers.
I frown into my tea. “It’s still horrible that his magic is the thing that prevented you from seeing what the king had planned and protecting yourself.”
“Yeah.” She takes a long sip. “But that’s how things go between us. Things go well… and then they fall apart.”
“Did he at least apologize after he rescued you?” I hedge, petting Prometheus’ head which is propped in my lap. We’re in the back part of the library and the chair is just big enough for the two of us to fit into, and once the dragon wedged itself beside me, Prometheus promptly fell asleep. I can’t help but think cats and dragons might actually be related in some way.
Her cheeks turn bright pink. “He did.”
I squint. “Did he… oh my god. You guys totally fucked.”
Her blush deepens and she grins. “Maybe.”
“Yes, Zyla. Get that wizard wand.”
She snorts and covers her face with her hands. “Oh, moons! Why did I sleep with him?”
“Probably because he’s totally hot and he came to save you once he realized something was wrong.” I think for a moment. “Are you mates?”
“Not in the same way you and Orcus are, but our souls are tied together as you know. I can also feel things from him…” Her smile fades and is shrouded by anger. “Some things I’d rather not know.”
“He wouldn’t.”
“He did,” she growls. “It only happened once, but that was enough for me to remember why I can’t let him in. Or it was. I wasn’t thinking straight when he broke me out of that cell. If he weren’t such a powerful warlock, I could have saved myself, but he forged those cells for the king and made them resistant to magic.” She frowns. “I should have been able to break his spell, but I couldn’t.”
Maybe the two of them being so powerful is part of why they struggle to get along.
I drink the rest of my tea. “Well, good thing he showed up to save the day. I was so worried.”
She groans. “He’s going to gloat. I know it.”
I recall the way he watched us embrace. There was no gloating, only pure concern and maybe a little self-loathing. “Maybe.” I set the empty cup on the table beside the chair and glance around the library. “I should probably go face my mate and his family, huh?”
“You should, but I don’t think they’ll be as mad as you think.”
“It’s weird when you scour my mind and I can’t tell.”
She grins. “Go see your family.”
A throat clears and we both turn, scowling at the wizard standing before us. Callum has the good sense to look chastised and I give Zyla a look.I’ll kick his ass.
“I’ll be fine,” she reassures me.
I ease out of the chair, careful not to wake the slumbering dragon, and walk to the wizard. Callum holds my gaze, and I don’t need to say anything to make it clear exactly what I want him to know.Don’t hurt my friend.His jaw clicks and he nods, stepping aside. I brush past him and give them space.
