Either way, when he slipped into sleep, he was smiling.
Chapter
Three
Corbin tiptoed over to Cosmo’s place to see if there was any potato soup left.
He didn’t really want to cook, but he wanted soup and bread for both him and Evander. Ev was asleep. Like asleep-asleep, not in a coma, and he felt as if he could breathe now. Relax a little.
Is Mom still here?
Nope. I took her out through your living room. I told her that you were obviously asleep. What the fuck is going on?
He’s asleep.
Cosmo opened his door and let him in, finger to his lips.
I know, I know. Everyone is asleep, but I desperately need some potato soup. And some bread.
Cosmo’s eyebrow lifted.Aren’t you the good cook?
Shut up; you get access to the Dragon Realms where you’ve got everybody who cooks all the things.
Hell, they had Helena, who could whip up practically anything.
Dude, you get to go over to the Land of Summer and get, like, ambrosia and shit.
Corbin gave Cosmo a long look.I tell you what, let’s both be mad at Cullen because he gets to go over to the universe of utter and total magical shit and get whatever the fuck he wants because pixies just bring it to him on a silver platter. Fair?
Cosmo nodded.Yeah, that works for me.
Cullen had the Glade, which was the realm his mate Orion came from… No fair.
Cool. Potato soup. Is there any banana pudding?
Cosmo shook his head.I’ve got butterscotch and chocolate.
Damn it, the butterscotch, I think. It’s so good.
Perfect. Butterscotch it is.Cosmo gave him a once-over. “When you say asleep,” he whispered, “you mean…”
“I mean all the way normal asleep. As in, he was awake and talking. He ate soup. He sat up.”
Cosmo blinked.Impressive.
I know, right?
Well, don’t let Mother know. She’ll have a healer in here to look at him so fast your head will spin.
He’s not pointy at all.Corbin needed to make that clear.
Of course he’s not. There’s no way. If he was, you would be in here and leaving him alone.There was zero doubt in Cosmo’s voice. None.
Thank you, Brother. You know I love these babies enormously.
These were his nieces and nephews, and he adored all four of them. He would defend them and his brothers to the death, even against his mate, if he had to.
But he didn’t have to.
