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“I’m just thinking this is exactly what Kaja and Faz have been hoping for and now they can go freely to the human realm and plunder the human women.”
He laughs. “Merciful Gods. I will need to make a law to keep those two away from the human maidens. I don’t need headaches.”
“I can’t wait to see you trying.” I start climbing in bed. Then I remember something I have been wanting to ask him. “Hey love.”
“Hm?”
“What do you think Zod wants from Hannah? Has he said anything to you?”
He regards me for a moment before he says. “I haven’t asked him.”
“Why not?”
“A male and his pet is none of my business, Aria.” He says lightly like he hasn’t just called my friend a pet. A pet.
“A what? Hannah is not his pet.”
He quips his brow. And it is then he realizes where he messed up. “I don’t mean that. Not like that.”
“Then how did you mean it?”
I can’t believe him. Why are males such imbeciles? And I thought Igor was immune to the foolishness.
“Not that I think females are pets, or human women are pets…”
“Then what did you mean?” I fold my arms, feet dangling, making it clear he isn’t coming to this bed with those opinions.
He takes a step back as if retreating. “Zod doesn’t keep anything. As orclings where we would have…interests, Zod only cared for one thing, his pets. He cared for them till they would die of old age and then he’d get another set. Even when we started noticing females, he never seemed that interested in them. He kept his pets until we became soros. But now he suddenly has this human he...” he exhales. “I am not saying he thinks she’s his pet but he has only ever had pets and based on how he…” he drifts. “He won’t harm her.”
“He better not because Hannah is my friend and if he thinks she’s his pet I won’t stand it.”
He snorts. “You would jump in and save her from his hand feeding?”
“Hand feeding? You’ve seen him hand feeding her?”
Igor just laughs. “I don’t know what they do, Dove. I am with you when I’m not doing anything.”
“Let’s go to their quarters tomorrow then.” I suggest, finally moving to give him space in the bed.
He shakes his head, looking at me with justified suspicion. “No.”
“If you are confident that your cousin isn’t doing any funny business to my friend then why say no?”
“Because your feet will get swollen and you will refuse for me to carry you all the way. You will walk and get tired anyway and I will have to carry you, but then you will get mad at me for all of it because I should have said no in the first place.” He says easily as he climbs on the bed.
“When have I ever done that?”
He gives me a side eye, and I roll my eyes. It was only one time when we went to Hani’s.
When he is laying on his back, I scoot closer to make myself comfortable.
“So, how do you feel about everything?” He asks after a brief silence.
I take a moment and I really let everything wash over me. And then I talk without trying to think. “My life has been one of a pawn, moved for the purpose and will of the Goddess.” I pause. “I am part Soko. I don’t know how to feel about that or what to do with it. I am related to Owa. That is just…so much makes sense but still. My sister is going to be asleep for a long time and she probably won’t be here when the babies come.” I sigh.
“My mother and I, we lost so much time.” I exhale. “Then there’s you, King of the Gango kingdom. I am just going to repel that as a bad dream. I am not enthused by it. I thought I was done with that world, but…the Seer. I didn’t think of it at the time. But the last day I stood in front of the court and the Seer, she told me I was to have two powerful offspring and one would be the future ruler.
“It hasn’t come back to me all this time. But…here it is. Destiny works in circles. I didn’t think I’d end up right where I started. I ran so fast from my past; I didn’t know I was running towards it too.”
