He looked at me and grabbed my hand. “Yeah, maybe.”
Chapter 22
Abram
Ipounded on the door again. Thomas had to be here. Something shuffled on the other side.
“Thomas,” I said the instant the door opened.
His eyes immediately went to Ezra, and he looked… scared. I looked back at Ezra, who had the friendliest smile on his face. But Thomas visibly shrunk back at the sight of him.
“Abram, god of gods, I didn’t expect to see you again so soon, and you brought… Ezra.” He looked at me. “Why did you bringhimhere?”
Thomas looked over our shoulders as if we had been followed. His paranoia had me looking back to see if someone was watching us. No one was there. Gods, this old man was going to piss me off if he started this shit again.
“Let us in; you have some questions to answer.” I pushed my way in, and Ezra followed.
Thomas shut the door and turned toward me, frowning slightly. I stared at him because he looked like he had something he wanted to say.
“You found her then?” His head cocked to the side. “Your mate.”
“You knew I was going to see my mate bond as soon as I left this damn house.”
“I didn’t find it appropriate to say that in front of Elowyn.” His gaze flickered to Ezra.
Ezra’s body stiffened as he met Thomas’ eyes. He looked to me like I knew why the old man was fascinated with him.
“Can I help you?” Ezra snapped.
“Did Abram give you my message?”
Shit.
“I forgot.”
Thomas narrowed his eyes on me.
“Ezra, with love comes deception. But with deception comes the truth.” I told him. “Happy?” I asked Thomas.
“If we are referring to Farris, then save it.” Ezra’s voice became low and dangerous. “Her love was only deception.”
Thomas moved so quickly that I hardly registered that he was moving at Ezra. He grabbed Ezra by the collar of the tunic and got in his face.
“You do not get to dismiss her.”
“For fuck’s sake old man, let me go.” Ezra shoved at him. “What the fuck is your problem?”
“You,” he hissed. “Farris needs you to understand that she did what she had to, and it was never out of anything but love for you.”
Ezra froze for a moment.
“You know Farris?” Ezra was skeptical.
“Yes, and she is tortured every day that you think she purposely hurt you, that she is cruel.”
“Sheiscruel.” Ezra’s nostrils flared. “She married another man after I begged her to stay!”
Thomas laughed, and Ezra’s eyes burned red as his magic seeped around him—a misty red cloud that distorted the friendly Ezra’s appearance and turned it into a beast.What. The. Fuck.
