“Martha,” I blurt, voice shrill. Her soft smile lands on me. “I am so sorry to ask, but is there any chance we could get that bread you mentioned?”
“Oh, of course! I’ve just finished a batch. I’ll pop into the kitchen and be back in a tick.”
The second she leaves, my head snaps towards them. “You need to get it together, all of you,now.”
“Yes, ma’am,”Sai rasps, then winces.“Actually, Red… you talking like that just made it worse.”
He has got to be kidding—
I seek out the only man I hope can salvage this situation.
“Kane.” All I say is his name, and the room dips back into darkness.
I look around, I thought they were grounded? I’m not equipped for this situation, again. But, clearly, neither are they.
And why does that send a thrill through me? Knowing that we’re all a little on edge? Out of control? That I’ve incapacitated these men simply because they’re that turned on?
Kane’s dark gaze is zeroed in on me, I don’t think it ever stopped being. But then I blink, coolness engulfs my body, and a blur of colours flash.
It’s… warmer. Brighter. The sweet smells replaced with something… earthy.
We’ve… flitted?
I recognise the marble floor of the Council building, then my eyes hit Kane’s boots, trailing up his legs in those damn well-fitted combat pants, over his tight long sleeve…
Gone. Without a word.
“Hey J! Was that Kane?” Kacey’s voice calls from behind.
Her footsteps follow, and I turn to face her with Mr Bear in tow. I open my mouth, but can’t quite find the words to explain.
She frowns. “Did something happen?”
Yeah… I just made my four bonds so aroused they couldn’t move. But I decide not to share that.
Instead, I smile. “Just breakfast.”
Chapter 16: Sai
I’m hard as fuck, it’s practically a weapon, and it’s taking everything in me not to go after Red.
After Kane flitted her away, the urge to chase tore through me, or rather us. Julien was already sinking into the dark, nearly gone, before Zeek slammed a hand on him, then me, and hauled us both back.
By the time we flitted to his office, Kane was already there, pacing in and out of the shadows until Zeek threw up a barrier to stop any of us from flitting to her.
That was almost an hour ago, and this hard-onstillisn’t budging.
Is this what it’ll be like now? Every time she’s near, just neverending erections and constant need?
She didn’t even touch us, not really, just her shadows taking a stroll over each of us.
And I meanallover.
But fuck did I enjoy every filthy second.
I remember Kane telling us how his darkness obeyed her, made him go to the dark at her mere suggestion, now we’ve all felt it. Red asks to see ourdark sidesand bang: feral, unfiltered, ready-to-bite, and right there.
Then her shadows get involved. Poor baby was just trying to ground us, but oh no, that delicious touch poured petrol onto the raging fire.
