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Kaspar smiled and stroked her cheek before kissing her gently. And then he was gone.
Jesska faced Jóvin and frowned. “I’m sorry if I got you in trouble.”
“You didn’t, m’lady.”
“Thank you for driving me.”
He held the elevator door for her. “’Twas my pleasure, m’lady.”
“No more Jesska, huh?”
“No, m’lady.”
They rode to the top floor without speaking. Jóvin let her into her room and she pushed open her bedroom door to see Megan and Sophia asleep, Megan’s body molded around her daughter’s.
Jesska closed the door and flopped onto the sofa. She was so angry; she wasn’t sure how well she’d sleep, so she thought she’d use her time plotting revenge. Once again, laxative brownies popped into her head as a good option for Kaspar. Her last coherent image was of her placing a large chocolate treat in front of him as she rubbed her hands together in devilish glee.
Jesska awoke as strong arms wrapped around her and lifted her. She forced her eyes open to find Kaspar carrying her out of her suite and next door to his.
“What are you doing here?” she demanded, sleepily.
“Taking you to bed.”
She pushed at his shoulders. “I’m not speaking to you.”
“You can give me the silent treatment somewhere I can hold you.”
She heard the exhaustion in his voice. “Are you okay?” she whispered.
“Yes, baby. Go back to sleep.”
“Did you find the bad guy?”
“Go back to sleep.” Kaspar laid her on his bed and kissed her forehead.
“Um...” She pushed his face away. “Hell, no.”
“Jess.”
“No,” she snapped, and sat up. “Where have you been? What’s going on?” The light from the bathroom illuminated him and she let out a horrified squeak. “Why are you bleeding?” She scrambled off the bed and lifted his shirt. “What happened?”
“It’s not my blood, baby.”
“Don’t you dare ‘baby’ me right now, Kaspar. Tell me where you’re hurt.”
He stilled her hands. “Jesska. It’s not my blood.”
It took a minute for her to register his words, and then she grasped him around his waist and held him as hard as she could.
“Jess.”
“Shut up right now, Kaz. I need to hold you for a minute before I let loose my rage.”
He stroked her hair, and she could feel his body shaking, which she tried to ignore, because as much as it pissed her off that he was laughing at her right now, it felt better to have him in her arms and to know he was okay.
“Why did you go to Seth’s home?” he asked.
“Because I wanted to tell them about you.”
