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“I wasn’t planning on it,” he assured me.
“So I guess there’s no chance that we’re going to meet this guy?” Anise asked.
My brother snorted. “Absolutely not. I don’t think I’ve ever met any of Kua’s conquests.”
I rolled my eyes. “That’s not true.”
He raised an eyebrow. “So youaregoing to introduce us to him?”
“Don’t hold your breath.” I picked up my wine glass and took a sip, tryingnotto imagine an evening where there was an extra person sitting at the table.
Would Abrax and Kuk get on? Other than Abrax belonging to the Sons of Seth, I had to imagine they would.
Except that this wasn’t supposed to be what I was thinking about. If anything, it was supposed to be so far from my mind that even my dreams couldn’t catch hold of it.
I dreaded to think what would happen if that changed, it would certainly make the whole conversation a lot more complicated than I was willing for it to be.
CHAPTER7
Abrax
The streets leadingup to Kua’s apartment seemed darker and more imposing than normal. No matter where I looked, I couldn’t help but wonder if there was someone lurking who was trailing me to see where I was going and who I was running into. I wasn’t even sure why I thought that was the case, just something about how Willas had been saying things, and seemed to know what I’d been up to, had put me on edge.
I knew that meant I should stay away from Kua, but the moment her message had come through asking if I was free tonight, I’d found myself walking out of the front door and making the short trip through the city to her home.
A shadow passed in front of one of the buildings and I froze, only for a cat to leap down and slink around the corner.
I was getting paranoid. No one from the Sons of Seth had any reason to suspect that I was up to anything against the cult’s interests. And even if theydidfind out about Kua, I could just say it was my attempt at keeping a goddess close to me.
Even thinking the words was enough to make me physically uncomfortable, and I wasn’t sure whether it was actually something I could say if the situation called for it.
Somehow, I’d gotten myself stuck in a difficult position. I didn’t want to give the Sons of Seth anything they wanted, especially if it meant hurting Kua, but even without that, I was uneasy about it. I doubted I could hand over anyone without feeling the immense guilt that would come with the fact I’d been actively involved in leading someone to their death.
I rubbed my bare arm where my tattoos itched. I wasn’t entirely sure I’d be able to sit passively by and let that happen either. I just had no idea how I could stop it, or if I even could.
It was probably a good thing that no one working for the Sons of Seth actually seemed very good at capturing gods.
I turned the corner that led to Kua’s building and paused at the end of the street, looking at it and trying to figure out which desire was strongest. A part of me wanted to turn around and leave her alone so she could stay safe.
But I also wanted to see her. I needed to know she was saferight now, even if I knew it made no real logical sense for me to feel that way.
I checked around to make sure there was no one suspicious following me and hurried over to let myself into the building. The door clicked behind me, making me jump more than it should. It seemed that my conversation with Willas had gotten to me more than it should have done, even if I wanted to deny it.
It was almost a relief to arrive outside Kua’s door and know that the person on the other side would help me forget about all of this.
There was a part of me that wanted to tell her about what was going on, but I knew that was a potentially foolish thing to do. It wasn’t like she didn’t already know I was with the Sons of Seth, and she knew what their goal was. But there was still something within me that didn’t like keeping things from her.
I shook my head, chasing away the thoughts and rang the doorbell.
The door opened seconds later, revealing Kua on the other side. Relief filled me, but I raked my gaze over her just to reassure myself that she was truly okay.
She cocked her head to the side. “Like what you see?” She placed a hand on the plunging neckline of her sheer shirt and moved it downwards, clearly pulling my attention with it.
“Very much,” I murmured. And not just because she was gorgeous, but because she also seemed perfectly fine.
“Good, then you’ll come in.” She stepped back, allowing me to enter.
I stepped inside, bringing me close to her. I resisted the urge to reach out and pull her to me. As much as I wanted to kiss her right now, it wouldn’t be the kind of kiss she liked.
