So damn understanding and reasonable.
“Hellveilious is…wrong. I don’t want you anywhere near it.”
“Well, little late for that. I’ve already stood in the Judgment Rings and won. Hopefully, whoever Yemi’s Valtrue member is, he isn’t really meant to be there. That will both suck and be a good thing.”
Fuck, it’s like Sevryn’s situation all over again.
At least they’ll have something to bond over, I guess.
“Fine.”
“Really?”
“Did you just give me that whole spiel and think I was going to say no?”
“Well, yeah, sort of.”
“What was your plan if I said no?”
“Starshoot there in the morning, then tell V to tell you all where I was.”
My eyes blaze white as my body crowds on top of her.
“Are you trying to kill us? Do you know how much fucking trouble that would bring you?”
“It’s a good thing you said yes then.”
The sneaky little thing leans her body up and locks her lips with mine. I fall right into her trap and give myself over to her.
It takes everything in me to break away from her and go grab a rag to clean her up. I’d much rather stay here, tangled in her arms, than go back out into the Godsdawn.
“Can you teach me something?” I smirk at her question and she scoffs, rolling her eyes. “Not in that department, thank you very much. I’m pretty sure I’m fantastic.”
“You are.”
She hums happily, but that sassy grin grows more serious once again. “Teach me how to block out mine and all of your emotions through my soul.”
I instantly shift on my feet.
“Why?”
“Because sometimes it’s distracting and overwhelming. Sometimes I don’t want what I’m feeling to bleed into all of you. I struggled keeping it in check the entire time we were in the Abandon, and I really don’t even know if I was blocking anything out.”
She was not. Not entirely anyways.
“What were you trying?”
“Honestly, I just focused on where I feel the ropes that lead to each of you and imagined myself not letting anything vibrate through. I kind of pictured like a barrier stopping my feelings.”
I grunt and shake my head.
“It has to be cut directly from the source to block everything completely. That probably would’ve worked if your soul still wasn’t attached to ours, but all that’ll do is null the sensations slightly.”
“So Riven didn’t feel what I was feeling?”
“No, more than likely not.”
“But you all did? That entire time?” I tighten my lips and she groans as if that’s embarrassing to her. “Explain what you mean cut directly from the source.”
