Since when had?—
Pain ripped through my forehead as it slammed against the beam of wood that jutted off the ceiling of my bunk on theHydra. I pinched my eyes shut as my head fell back onto the mattress.
A dream.
I wiped my soaked fingers on my leathers, which were in fact unlaced, as I realized what had happened. Andwho, exactly, I’d been dreaming about while I…
I searched the dim room in a panic. Mortification sliced through me as I poked my head over the bunk to peer down at the slim mattress below mine. Evony’s chest gently rose and fell, her breathing heavy. Thank the gods, she was asleep. I was certain I’d die from embarrassment. I eyed the small window and sent a silent prayer of thanks to Ganmira as the tip of her crescent shape illuminated the opposite wall.
I had to get the hell off this ship. I sent a tendril of power into my bond with Tiberius and sensed his response.
I crept from our small room and up the stairs, a cool breeze slipping past the barrier around the ship. My hands found the wide edge of the rail, and I closed my eyes as I waited for Tiberius.
A door clicked, and I whipped my head around to find Astraeus standing in the doorway of the captain’s quarters, rage simmering in his dark irises. Shame snaked its way through my chest at the sight of him, equally disheveled and flustered despite his fury. A small part of me sagged in relief at his lack of elf senses, certain Bayne would have scented me a mile away.
He bared his teeth as he reached the edge of the quarterdeck and flung his feet over the side, not bothering with the stairs as he stormed toward me, a ringed finger pointed at me in accusation.
“YOU!” he whisper-screamed at me. “Stay thefuckout of my head?—”
Oh gods… What the fuck had just happened?Had he shared the dream with me?
He was feet away, his cheeks red in either anger or equal embarrassment. Humiliating dread raced through me as heclosed the gap, and I spun toward the rail, planting my hands and vaulting over its edge.
