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“I, for one, think it was very romantic of you to put Sybil’s safety ahead of your own happiness. It was a bit misguided, but it broke the curse, so there’s that.”
The small parrot flew in and landed on her head. It bobbed its head up and down at me.
“Hello, cutie,” I said, greeting it.
“Oh no,” Tansy sighed.
Before I could ask what the problem was, the little bird exploded into an excited flurry of, “What a cutie! What a cutie!” and squawking.
“Cutie is Nugget’s favorite word,” Tansy said, shaking her head.
A set of glass double doors opened, and Sybil stepped out, her dark hair still slightly damp from her shower. Nugget was still squawking, flapping her wings, and screaming “What a cutie!” at the top of her little lungs, but I didn’t notice it anymore. Sybil had stolen all my attention.
“You’re awake.” She hurried over to me. “How are you feeling? Any headache? The EA said you need to be watched until any headaches fade. You were given quite a heavy dose.”
“The water helped a bit.” I didn’t add that my head still hurt a little; I just wanted to get us home.
Gunnar produced an enormous stack of paper and set it in front of me. “I just need a signature.”
I frowned.
“Sybil already answered a bunch of questions for the EA,” he explained. “We have most of what Avalon said on record. Sybil called me when she showed up. You just need to confirm it.”
I trusted Sybil, so I just flipped through it briefly before I signed. It was only then that I realized Gunnar was one of the Redrock brothers and co-owner of Redrock Protective Services, and it was their penthouse I was sitting in.
They were big names, especially since they worked security for Desmon’s wedding. Sybil had mentioned staying here when she’d needed help with the WEC messing with her. I hadn’t realized they were so close. Too close, considering the vibes I was getting off Gunnar. My little kitten had friends in high places.
“The best part of it is that Avalon mentioned Nigel, so now he’s being investigated too,” Sybil said, grinning. “I doubt he’ll be inheriting anything after this.”
“I should have crushed that whiny little fucker when I had the chance,” I said.
“Yeah. And I should’ve let you. Sorry.”
“I would’ve totally helped with the coverup,” Gunnar added.
Okay, so the gargoyle wasn’t that bad.
“We should let Farah know Zayn’s safe,” Tansy said.
Wait. How did she know my mom?
“Way ahead of you. I called her and let her know.”
And now Sybil too? What was going on?
Seeing the confusion on my face, Sybil said, “She came to look for you at the condo, and we talked.”
“Yeah. We had mojitos and totally blabbed about you behind your back,” Tansy piped up.
“And I promised to call her if I found you,” Sybil finished.
“You… You had drinks with my mom?”
“Yeah, I really like her,” Sybil said. She stayed here for the night and everything.”
Oh god. What if she showed everyone my naked baby pictures.
“Let’s get back to your place,” Sybil said. “I’m exhausted. Your truck’s downstairs, but we can come to pick it up tomorrow after we’ve had a good night’s rest.”
