Levi’s glare could have burned a hole through the bed.
“You think she only protected herself. You were always hard on her, telling her to focus and practice harder with her affinities. Iris didn’t like that,” I said, remembering what Skye had told Rafe.
Rafe hummed. “Did you suspect something bad would happen someday, Levi?”
“Of course not,” he ground out.
It was on the tip of my tongue to ask him why his daughter had the same eyes as the Crusader and not her mother or supposed father, but then Zephyr’s angry voice cut through the room like a knife.
“What thefuckare y’all doing down here?”
I whirled around, ready to block the punch that was surely coming my way, but Zephyr only stood at the foot of the stairs looking even more muscled than normal.
“Hi,” Rafe said with a grin. “We’re just getting to know Levi.”
Zephyr was thrown off by Rafe’s demeanor, like most people, so he turned his anger on me.
“Him, I understand. Butyou?” He sneered. “You have no right to be down here.”
“He’s with me,” Rafe said. “I just had a few questions for Levi.”
“Dad?” Zephyr looked uneasy. He trusted Rafe whether he realized it or not. He looked to Levi for confirmation, but the unease was because he believed Rafe and didn’t want to.
Levi stayed silent.
“Y’all need to get the fuck out of here,” Zephyr said darkly. “If Skye finds out…”
That was enough for me.
I made for the stairs, and Rafe stared hard at Levi for several seconds before he followed me.
“She’s going to find out, Zephyr.” Rafe said. We both held ourbreath awaiting his reply. We weren’t sure if Zephyr was aware of or had suspicions that Skye wasn’t Ben’s daughter, which was why we hadn’t spoken to him before this pseudo-interrogation.
But Zephyr said nothing.
And we left in silence.
Chapter 34
Wyatt
I scowledas I polished one of my rocks. There was a big, greasy fingerprint right in the center of it, and only one asshole would think to do something like that.
Rafe.
He was always messing with my little trinkets. Currently, a silvery-blue geode was missing, which meant he’d probably taken it when I was distracted overeverything on my deskbeing glued down.
That little geode was special, and I wanted it back. The color reminded me of Skye’s eyes. I’d bought it right after meeting her, and I kept it on the shelf right in my eye-line so I could see it.
I shook my head, flopping down into my chair and eyeing my father’s court manifest. I’d read it front to back several times, and each time I reread it, I grew more and more certain that Rafe was right. Regina Wilson had a meltdown when confronted with her lover’s past and ended up killing dozens of people as a result.
Jealousy was a vile thing. Wilson had destroyed countless lives because of it. My father had left my mother because of it.
I’d pushed Skye away because of it.
I needed my own therapist at this point, but there was no way in hell I’d be having a conversation with Carissa. Myfirst feeling every morning when I saw her office door open was relief that I’d never have to argue with her again.
I was just about to check my schedule when there was a knock at the door.
