“She was sleepwalking.”
I stare down, hard, at the tablet clutched in my hands. He swore he wouldn’t tell them. Promised—
“She was trying to open my door,”Ezekial says, voice soft with recollection.“Hammering on it actually, nearly broke the thing.”He laughs, but I see red.
I swear, if he tells them what happened after he opened that door, I’m going to—
“I took her back to Kacey’s.”
The air hums for a moment, then it explodes.
“She turned up at your door,asleep, tried tobreak it downto get to you, and you took her back.”Sai’s disbelief creates a crackle of lightning that flashes the room into blue.“You’re lying.”
I warily track the electric streaks, flickers fall from the ceiling and spark as they hit the ground, while trying to act completely oblivious to their conversation.
But I sense Julien watching me, and I know I have to say something, because normal‘I can’t hear what you’re saying’Jasmine definitely would.
“Are you guys talking about me?” I send my most stern look their way.
The three men exchange glances.
“Yes,” Julien replies with a soft, easy smile, like he thinks answering first will somehow gain him points, which it definitely does.
I arch my brow, acting all shocked yet slightly intrigued. “Well, go on.”
I place the tablet onto the coffee table, and wave a hand to indicate the three now had the floor. A very dangerous, fiery, perilous floor.
And if they dare try to lie, I will drag them over it.
“I told them about you sleepwalking.” Ezekial urgently follows with,“That’s it. I told them I took you back to Kacey’s.”He keeps a calm façade, but his gaze stays fixed with mine, as though trying to reinforce those final, secret words.
“Okay, so why is the air electrified?” I point to the ceiling where there’s currently thin branches of blue humming.
“Because I don’t believe him, Red.” Sai shrugs, slipping both hands into his pant pockets. “And I got excited.” He grins.
Do I dare ask? Do I really need to know?
But Sai knows what I’m thinking, sees my curiosity, his grin only widening until both dimples are on display.
I take a deep breath, bracing myself. “Why, Sai?”
“I’m really into sleep play.”
I blink. “What’s that?”
All the men release serrated sounds that send a current of heat rushing through me.
“Sai, time and place.”Julien’s gaze snaps to him, and I don’t miss the rumble of warning in his tone.
But Sai just leans back against the glass wall, hands in those damn combat pant pockets, eyes sweeping all over me.
“When it’s my turn to stay over, Red. I’ll be leaving the doorwideopen.” Thin branches of light line the space between us, leaving fine wisps of violet. “Then I’ll teach you all about it—”
“Stop.”Ezekial’s voice is sharp enough that Sai listens, but that feral smile never leaves his lips.
Is sleep play a bad thing? Is it because they all have difficulty sleeping? Maybe Kane needs it—
The shadows explode and Kane steps out, tendrils of inky shadow clinging to him until they can no longer hold on.
