Jen nodded. “As long as you put the globe back on its axis where it belongs.”
“Rotating around your big axis?” Sally asked.
Lilly laughed. “Sorry, Jen, but that was funny.”
“I have no problem giving props where they are due. Good one, Sally.” Jen winked at her friend.
Lilly looked back at Jacque. “Yes, you have sprite blood. But I have no idea what that means for you. Will you have any extra supernatural abilities from my blood? Who knows? I guess time will tell.”
“Fane’s going to freak,” Jacque said staring down at Slate. “His first thought is going to be whether or not I will have to go spend time in the sprite realm or something.”
“Possessive fur butts,” Jen muttered as she took turns with Titus, tickling Thia.
Lilly stood up and walked over to Jacque. She leaned down and pressed a kiss to her forehead and then to Slate’s. “Are we okay?”
“Of course. Though I may have questions when my brain stops exploding,” Jacque said.
“Call me anytime.”
She hugged her daughter and called Nissa. After they’d gone, Sally sat down on the couch next to Jacque. “Are you really okay?”
Jacque ran a finger down Slate’s cheek and smiled before looking at Sally. “I am. I’m just so thankful my mom has finally gotten some answers.”
“Meeting’s over,”Costin’s voice filled Sally’s mind at the same time Jen groaned.
“Playtime’s over,” Jen said. “B said they’re on their way here.”
Sally looked at Jacque. “When are you going to tell Fane?”
“He’ll know something’s up since I didn’t let him sift through my mind while he was in his meeting.”
The door to Sally and Costin’s suite opened and in walked their mates. Fane was the first in line despite the fact it was Costin’s suite.
Fane’s eyes met his mates and softened for a brief moment and then started glowing and there was a growl in his voice. “What are you keeping from me, Luna?”
“Sally,” Jen said as her eyes bounced between Jacque and Fane, “get the popcorn.”
Chapter Five
“The world is growing smaller every day. As the magic in the other realms begins to wane, more and more supernatural beings migrate into the human realm. These new arrivals soon find they can share power with one another. The boundaries between races has been swept aside, not merely so we supernaturals can survive, but so we can grow stronger. The next step in our rising will be to put the humans in their rightful place … at our feet.” ~ Ludcarab, King of the Elves
Zara stepped hesitantly through the doorway of the gypsy headquarters. There were tables lining the walls all the way around the room which held books, jars, beakers, and all manner of scientific instruments. She expected to smell a pungent chemical odor, but the scent in the room was a mixture of pleasant spices and the outdoors. It was refreshing but warm and inviting as well.
“Please come in,” Rachel said as she looked over at Zara and Wadim from where she stood measuring out a purple liquid into a large beaker. The substance made Zara think of grape juice. The healer motioned to a stool. “Have a seat there, Zara.”
Zara complied and turned to face Rachel. “Am I going to have to drink that?” Zara asked.
The healer shook her head. “No, I just have to pour it on your head while you stand naked under a full moon. It will be tonight, when the moon’s pull is at its strongest.”
Zara’s mouth dropped open. She couldn’t tell if Rachel was joking. The woman’s deadpan face was the best she’d ever seen. She looked over at Wadim to see if he was smirking, but he just waggled his eyebrows suggestively at her.No help there. Stupid males and their love of nudity.
“There’s nothing wrong with nudity, Z. We come into this world naked, after all,”he said in her mind.
“Maybeyoudid,”Zara quipped and smiled when Wadim laughed out loud.
“So, you came out wearing clothes?”
Zara nodded her head.“Completely covered and speaking, to boot. My parents said it was the damnedest thing they’d ever seen.”
