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“I was hoping you wouldn’t bust my balls as you like to say,” he said, running a hand through his hair then down his face. “Last night didn’t go as it should have.”
He looked nervous, putting me on edge thinking this was going to turn into a fight.
“Look, I know you trust your sister. She is probably a great person but we just had reservations about what she could do when she got here. Our wards are barely hanging on, she could come in here and destroy everything.” He clenched his jaw as I expected him to tell me they were going to stick to their decision. “Or she could be our savior and help us break this spell. As much as I want to be worried and scared, we don’t have that option. I won’t lose you because I can’t trust my mate.”
He held out the necklace, grabbed one of my hands and laid it in my palm. I stared at it in relief, happy that they thought about it instead of being stubborn.
“That did not go as I thought it would,” I said truthfully. “I expected to fight with you guys over it again, but thank you.”
I grabbed his hand, squeezing it, thankful they had realized this could help us.
“Zev is pissed off, Lucien is still worried, but we all agreed that if there is a chance we could beat this spell, then we have to take it.” Aeon looked up at me with fear in his eyes.
“I know this isn’t easy, but I promise my sister isn’t like that, see for yourself,” I said, getting up to grab her letter before someone scooped me up in a hug from behind.
Lucien's ashy scent enveloped me. “I’m sorry, Kit Kat, old habits die hard.”
“It’s ok, but you guys have to see this, and Zev definitely needs to see this,” I said, handing over the letter to Lucien.
He took it to Aeon before they read it together.
“You're telling me that we were framed?” Aeon looked shocked.
“I don’t know, I think maybe Ava’s grimoire might tell us more, but I’m not sure.”
“Why would someone lie to her about it, and didn’t Zev say no one knew about her pregnancy?”
“That’s what she told me.”
We all looked at the door to see Zev standing there with his usual scowl. I took the paper from Aeon, handing it to Zev. He took it from me looking at me with suspicion in his gaze.
“Read it,” I said, hoping he didn’t take it the wrong way.
He looked down at the letter, when I felt an arm wrap around my stomach. Aeon held me close, kissing my temple as he sat me on his lap.
“I’m sorry I didn’t trust you,” he whispered.
“I’m sorry that my family has been so cruel to you,” I said, getting as close to him as possible.
“Kitten, don’t apologize for them.” He kissed my neck.
“Why does she think that Vivienne was manipulated?” Zev sounded hopeful.
“I don’t know,” I said, wishing she gave me more.
“Can you—” Zev ran a hand down his beard. “Can you ask her when you speak to her, please.”
“Of course. Have you finished Ava’s journal portion?”
“No, I’m only halfway done, but I’ll go get it and see if I can skim through it while we wait.” He disappeared before I could say anything else.
“I’ll go get our list of supplies we need, and we can go over it before you speak to her.” Aeon got up, sitting me on Lucien’s lap before he left too.
“I missed you, Kit Kat,” he said, kissing his mark, making me shiver from pleasure. We hadn’t spent longer than usual away from each other, but it did feel like it was longer.
“I missed you too.” I kissed him softly, enjoying the moment of peace Lucien always gave me. “I wish there was another way to do this.”
“As long as it helps us break the spell, I don’t care who helps us. All that matters is you.” He deepened the kiss, leaving me needy by the time Aeon and Zev came back.
