“What do you think questioning him would give you then? More half-truths?” I grabbed a clean pair of underwear out of my luggage and shoved my legs into them, slipping the panties up under my shirt for privacy. A clean pair of jeans came next. “He isn’t going to say anything of importance. I’ve learned that. He only tells you what he wants to tell you, whatever will benefit his cracked mind.”
“I have to try it.” Poppy’s shoulders shrugged in defeat. “I have no clue if I can be killed now or not. If limbs will grow back. If I’m a simple human again, I need to change the way I work. My job is dangerous enough without all of the crazy shit I do, knowing I can’t really die.”
“Good point.” I grabbed a bra off the floor. It was cleanish. “I’ll be right back out, and then we’ll go get a bandage and grab some brunch. Joshua can find us anywhere we go.”
“Sounds like a plan.” Poppy slumped back against the wall. “There was a time when I would have given anything to be a human again so I could die. And now I have no clue what I really want. I like my life as it is now.”
“Whatever the answer is, you’ll figure it out, eventually. Some answers take time.” I smiled kindly at her, then slipped into the bathroom, removing my shirt to put on my bra. “You said Cassander is doing well?”
“He is.” The smile she wore was evident in her voice. “He was very put out that Theron had stuffed him in a bag. He demanded Theron never do that again, no matter what happens. He’s woken up dead too many times in bags before.”
I slipped my shirt back on over my head and headed for clean socks and boots. I sat down and began putting them on. “Does Cassander know about the choice you made?”
“Yes.” The happiness left her tone. “I told Theron and Cassander everything that happened.”
“How did they take it?”
“About as well as can be expected.”
That told me absolutely nothing.
“Anyway…” Poppy changed the trajectory of our conversation. “How are you and Wolfe doing? Other than the amazing sex.”
“We’re still getting to know each other.” I jumped up, no sore muscles for me today. I was immortal now. “I’ll tell you about it while we walk.”
Poppy opened the door of my hotel room.
We stopped in our tracks as soon as the door shut behind us.
Joshua Striker stood across the hallway, frowning at the both of us. “Do you know how long I’ve been waiting for you two to walk out? You kept talking and talking and talking.”
“Apologies?” I mumbled.
He sighed in annoyance and turned away. The seer’s long legs ate up the hallway quickly. Joshua barked over his shoulder, “I’m busy today, ladies. You want to talk? We can talk, but you’re coming along on my errands.”
Poppy only hesitated a second before hurrying to catch up.
My shoulders sagged in defeat. “Fuck.”
I raced after the two of them, sliding into the closing elevator, right before the doors shut us inside.
