Makon’s gaze was steady.
Kira chuckled to herself. Jin was going to have quite the time locating and destroying all of them.
Still, Kira wouldn’t put it past Harlow and the Tuann to have some sneaky type of tracker Jin couldn’t detect.
“Should be fun,” Kira murmured.
Makon moved toward the door. “I suggest you get some rest. Tomorrow is going to be a long day for you.”
“Oh?” Kira asked curiously.
“Your seon’yer deals with his emotions through an abundance of training and you’ve made him quite unsettled of late.“ Kira caught her flinch as Makon slid her a look. “The Overlord possesses a similar temperament. You should prepare mentally for what you will face.”
“Lovely,” Kira muttered, slumping.
She could see it now. Wren had probably designed a training regimen straight out of the bowels of hell.
The worst part was Kira couldn’t even complain because she’d emerge stronger on the other side.
“Your oshota can take one of the attached rooms,” Makon instructed as he departed.
Jin popped out of the bathroom as Kira flopped on a settee.
She sprawled along it, lifting her legs onto the cushions as she put her hands behind her head and looked at the ceiling.
Jin drifted into her line of sight, using his “eye” to look down at her. “Fancy digs.”
Kira hummed an agreement.
“From the look of this place, they’re going to do everything they can to convince you to stay. I don’t think they plan on letting you go.”
“No.”
She was beginning to see that.
“What are you going to do?” Jin asked as Finn stepped out of the room he’d chosen to lean against the wall.
Kira glanced at the oshota before sitting up.
“Are you going to play the part of their heir?” Jin asked, moving to give her room.
“For now,” Kira said, leaning against the settee’s back. “The future is still undecided.”
There were still a lot of things Roake didn’t know about her. Jin and how he was treated was also a factor.
She’d be lying though if she said she hadn’t thought about what it would mean to stay. For the first time, she could picture the life she’d have if she allowed Roake to become her new family. If she became the heir they wanted.
The temptation was there.
So many things would be easier—but not all.
Kira draped one arm across the back of the settee. “What do you think our chances are of making it through this adva ka without anything happening?”
Finn pushed off the doorway he’d been leaning against, strolling across the room before taking a seat on one of the chairs across from Kira. “Before I met you, I’d have said pretty good.”
Jin snickered. “You’re a slow learner, but it seems you do learn.”
Kira ignored the irritated look Finn shot Jin. “Tell me what I’ll be facing.”
