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“Not tonight. It will just be me, you, Lyric, and Draven. Talia told me to not overwhelm you.”
“I appreciate that.”
I escorted her out of the room, still holding her hand. She let me keep hers clasped in mine the entire way. I was beginning to understand why Draven wanted to carry Lyric around all the time.
“Can I ask something of you?” I queried on our way down the stairs.
“What?”
“Can you not mute the bond again?”
Her mouth twisted. “Doesn’t it make you feel overwhelmed?”
“Not really. But it packs quite the punch when you release the spell. I think if you leave it be, we’ll grow more accustomed faster and it won’t feel so overpowering.”
She didn’t speak until we stepped onto the landing for the next set of stairs. “We can try it, I suppose.”
I pulled our joined hands up to my lips and kissed the back of her hand. “Thank you.”
“I wouldn’t thank me yet. It’s probably a bad idea.”
“I disagree, but I promise if it starts to overtake your mind and you try to have your wicked way with me at the family dinner table, I’ll ask you to put the spell back in place, hopefully before you get my pants off. Good enough?”
Raven let out a sound, like she was trying to form a sentence and couldn’t.
“Great, I’m glad we have a plan.”
As we exited the stairwell onto the main floor, she muttered something about Embour being cursed because everyone living here was insane.
My smile widened. She had no idea.
Chapter 14
Raven
“Did you enjoy dinner?” Casimir asked, leading me out into one of the courtyards for an after-dinner stroll.
“I did,” I replied, grinning to myself. Dinner had been a welcome distraction, preventing me from dwelling on what I’d soon be facing and the decisions I’d have to make.
Lyric and Draven were entertaining to watch. His overbearing tendencies were endearing and I respected how Lyric handled the powerful demon. Despite their banter and quips, their love was still obvious. Draven was constantly reaching for his mate, even if only to graze her fingers with his own.
Casimir hadn’t touched me since he’d released my hand when I took my seat at the table for dinner. I’d thought he would reach for me after we said goodnight to his family, but he didn’t. I ignored the preposterous twinge of disappointment.
“I forgot to tell you that Hugo cleared his morning schedule for you. I’ll take you to him after breakfast tomorrow.”
I felt my muscles begin to knot. “Did he say why? Specifically?
His head shook. “No, just that you would require some more sessions to speed up your lifeforce’s recovery. And I assume you’ll want to speak to him about your scars.”
I stopped. Casimir did, as well, when he noticed I was no longer walking beside him.
“You spoke to him about my scars?”
“No.”
“Do they bother you?” I asked, doing my best not to hold my breath.
Hugo had assured me only he and Lyric had seen the full extent of damage. Casimir might not know about my stomach, but he could easily see what had been done to the sides of my face and neck. The thin lines weren’t grotesque or puckered, but they were impossible to miss.
