Wyatt opened his mouth, probably to say something rude, but then the front door opened, and voices drifted in from outside.
It sounded like fucking Stevens again.
Rafe dove for Wyatt, and Skye spun around, reaching for Zephyr, but it was too late. I felt the warmth of Skye’s affinity holding me still just as Stevens strode into the room, a woman hot on his heels.
“Jason, you know this is serious,” she was saying. “We need to inform the Crown. This many missing Chains is–”
“The Crown doesn’t give a shit, Carol.” Stevens shook his head. “I saw the Prince myself. He only cared about keeping his girlfriend out of trouble.”
“A Key isn’t a girlfriend!” The woman hissed. “You know that.”
“We have no proof she’s actually his Key. Why hasn’t there been a Royal announcement? And besides, the Crown doesn’t give a shit about the islands. That dickhead at the WAA only came right after the massacre as a publicity stunt.”
Carol made a sound of disagreement, but didn’t reply.
The two came to a stop in the middle of the room, and Carol put her hands on her hips as she stared at the wall.
…Through me.
She stared right at the symbol that should’ve been blocked by my head.
Neither one reacted to seeing us.
Rafe and Wyatt were shock still, but Skye turned to look at Zephyr, who hung his head in relief. I realized then that Skye must have been holding them still with her affinity as well, otherwise they definitely would’ve spoken.
“Something is off about that girl,” Stevens said. Skye scowled.
“Good grief,” Carol muttered. “She was scared to death because you’re a hardass. She’s not hiding anything.”
“She definitely is, I just can’t figure out what.” Stevens chewed his lip as he studied the hourglass symbol on the wall.
I felt like I had to be dreaming.
The two agents were staring right through us as if neither one could see us.
They were staring.Right. Through. Us. Skye had to be doing something to their brains, or maybe…
It hit me, then.
Zephyr.
What the fuck was this? Was he also a Telepath? He had to be fucking with their minds. Either that, or…he could go invisible? He could go invisible while makingusinvisible?
This was…sofucking cool.
I’m going to teleport us out then come back for Rafe and Wyatt,Skye saidinto my mind suddenly.We don’t know if Rafe can shadow-walk while incorporeal.
A weird giddiness filled my chest.
Incorporeal.
Zephyr could goincorporeal!?
I blinked, and I was back in the siblings’ kitchen with Zephyr at my side. A breath later, and Skye reappeared with one hand on Rafe’s forearm, and the other barely touching Wyatt’s shirt.
“Holy fuck!” I cried, and Zephyr laughed. “Incorporeal?! Not just invisibility?”
“Incorporeal,” Zephyr confirmed. “We could have walked through the wall. Well, maybe. I couldn’t guarantee they wouldn’t hear us. I can’t believe I was able to hide so many of us at once.”
