He tosses his head back, laughing, but I see through it. His blue eye is lacking its twinkle like when we had to go to the God of Obliteration’s temple. He’s just as worried as my men seem to be.
“I’ll admit, we do have a history of that. Hopefully, that will come to an end soon enough.”
Yeah, I don’t have a joke back for that. I really hope it’s the case as well.
“Are you flying back with us?” Riven asks.
“No, I’ve got to get back, unfortunately respond to K, and inform the stronghold. I don’t want my silence to be considered rebellion.”
The three of us grunt at that and he responds with one of his own.
“You all travel safe and I’ll see you in a week’s time if not before.”
He starshoots out, leaving the three of us standing here, staring at the spot he just was.
Despite how casual the two of them look on the surface, their unconvincing smiles can’t hide the tension that’s coming from them. It’s growing and spreading through my chest, adding pressure to my own.
“I’m going to go check on the o wise one.”
“No, you’re not. Leave him be and let him pack by himself. He’s got a lot on his mind.”
“Kyzen’s right. Besides, you and I are about to have a little talk about pushing him to the point he blabbed out Yemi’s business before she had a chance to say anything.”
He groans dramatically and tosses his hands in the air before stomping to the table. “I’m about to go jump off the ship.”
He can try if he wants to.
I’d dive down the depths and drag his ass back up.
Gods, I can’t believe I missed our house so much.
Don’t get me wrong, the carriage was incredibly impressive and truthfully, it wasn’t bad sharing a bed and a room with the guys.
Well, I mean, the sexual tension that almost strangled me to death every night was rough, but other than that…I actually really enjoyed it.
If I snored or made any other embarrassing noises in my sleep, no one called me out on it.
The three-hour flight home was uneventful, seeing as everyone kept to their own rooms, except for Kyzen, Riven, Creed, and me. Amick didn’t emerge until we landed right in our front yard.
It kind of choked me up watching Lambrit and Rose walk away hand in hand. The time we got to spend together was a lot like old times, but even better since I got to watch his relationship grow right before my eyes. Every day they woke up, looking at each other a little more lovingly.
That shit was so sweet.
Havar said he’d return Seismet and Verlet to the meadows alone since we hadprecious cargo, but Yemi and Sevryn insisted they join him since Collum would be returning Fausta.
I’m not entirely sure how their conversation went, but Yemi shot me a wink when I stared at her, so I took that as everything’s okay.
I flop back on my bed and stare up at my canopy that really doesn’t resemble the clouds now. As petrifying as the Lost Sea was, the boundless sky above our heads was breathtaking.
I’ve already unpacked, aka, thrown my shit on my closet floor, and now I don’t know what to do with myself.
Would I seem clingy if I went and sat on one of their beds and watched them properly unpack?
Probably not but…which one?
The smile that takes over my face as a knock at my door echoes through my room is embarrassing. You’d think after the amount of time we just spent together, we’d need a small break, but nope. It seems like an hour is our cap.
I do try to gain some control over my cheeks as I hop off my bed and make my way across my room, but it only shrinks a little.
