It takes him a moment to realize he said that shit out loud.
Looks like the Valveilious ass doesn’t care for the beings he works for.
“Do you have the power to make the Binding react, Doren?” Amick asks.
“No, absolutely not.”
“Then someone else had possession of it aside from you. The search for this all came about because the Goddess of Seduction sensed it. Then a short time after you gave it to Thayla, the God of Chaos showed up claiming she felt it again. Thayla didn’t do anything to it by that point, so someone else had to.”
“That would be the Beginning God of Consequence. The first time after Thayla’s powers settled, then again when Starza was bringing her to my underwater cavern,” he says with a sure nod, then his eyes widen. “Oh. I wasn’t supposed to tell you that.”
We all stare at him, stunned.
“What the fuck?” Thayla mumbles.
“That’s the question, isn’t it. There’s far too much going on with all of you.” We all sneer at Nero and his stupid, surprised face.
“Pray tell, Nero. You don’t like what we have going on?” Riven asks with a daring smirk.
“Not particularly. My family is very middle aligned, and you all seem very content with talking shit about all the beings stronger than us.”
“Are you going to run and tell all these beings about the things we discuss? Namely, things about my Binder?” Amick asks.
“Uh, probably my parents. I tell them everything.”
Yemi’s eyes narrow on Nero. “You’re not going to say shit to them. We literally discussed this when Doren first disclosed everything.”
“You’re right. How mad will you be at me if I tell them anyway?”
“Mad enough to let Sevryn fuck you up.”
“Hell yeah,” Riven and Sevryn say at the same time.
My eyes catch Creed’s as he glares at everyone.
“You know, you always pick his side. It’s infuriating.”
“Don’t fucking talk to her like that. You’re the infuriating one. And of course she picks my side. I’m her damn boyfriend.” Sevryn growls, staring Nero down.
“What the fuck?”I mouth to Thayla, whose wide eyes keep bouncing from Yemi to person after person.
“Now, Sevryn, we’ve talked about this. We’re her boyfriends as well. She’s going to spend the rest of her life with all of us.”
“Oh my gods, we have not discussed this,” Yemi shrieks.
“Well, we, as in us four, discussed it. It’s the way of the starwoven.”
“Wait. What did you say, Doren?”
Thayla’s question, that I could barely understand, goes ignored as their voices continue to rise higher and higher. Add in Havar’s and Riven’s laughter, I can’t hear myself think.
“Thay, we’re going to step out. Tensions are getting a little too high for Rose,” Lambrit says as he leans across the table.
We both turn to her, and sure enough, her face is bloodshot red and she’s struggling to regulate her breathing.
Damn, I bet her powers are going ballistic and there isn’t shit she can do about it.
“Iric, you don’t want to put your two cents in on this? How do you feel about Yemi?” Riven asks.
