The fact that, out of all of them, including Khaos and Hades, who is a god, Mayhem was the only one that was being held because he was allowing it is absolutely insane.
Damn.
“Thank you, I am aware,” I reply.
Laikynn hums, “I’m not sure he is even aware of how powerful he is.”
My eyebrows rise. In the whole time that I’ve known Laikynn, he hasn’t been wrong, which makes his words even more surprising. Before I can question him, he fades into the darkness, joining his pack in keeping watch over the little cabin.
My eyes find Mayhem, only to see that he’s already watching me. He heard what Laikynn said. He doesn’t say anything as something strong passes through our gazes.
I couldn’t look away if I tried.
I don’t want to.
Something tells me that he knows how strong he is.
“Alright, let's check this place out then,” Rival says, breaking the moment.
He looks between the two of us curiously.
I don’t know how to explain what’s happening between Mayhem and me, but there’s something about being here that has strengthened something between us. It’s no more than what I feel for the others. I'm not sure how to explain it, and I don’t know what it means.
“Have you guys checked the perimeter?” I ask with a slight frown.
Rival nods, “Yeah, it’s not a very big plot. Laikynn and the rest of the pack have stayed outside the fence line. He said that he will stop anything from coming in and that they’ll deal with anyone who comes out.”
“Huh.”
It may not be a very big plot, but I didn’t think that I had been locked in Mayhem’s gaze for that long. I could have sworn that it was only a couple of seconds.
I look away from Rival’s searching gaze as I pull myself together. It’s been a long day. A lot has happened, and it’s left me feeling discombobulated.
That’s a good word.
“This is a mage’s home, right?” Reaper asks as we all meet outside the gate.
Chapter Five
Farren
“Yes,” Zev replies.
“Is it wise to simply walk through the gate?” Reaper asks. “I would think that he’s got quite a few spells guarding it, especially if he’s got things in here that have such powerful spells in them.”
“I hadn’t thought of that,” I frown. “He didn’t say that there were spells guarding it. He gave us a lot of information. Surely he wouldn’t have left that out.”
“I wouldn’t have thought so,” Khaos agrees, although he looks at the gate suspiciously.
“I’ll go first,” Aldrastos says, and before any of us can stop him, he simply walks through the gate.
Nothing happens, and I rush after him.
“Oi,” I exclaim, grabbing his arm and making him turn to look at me in surprise.
“What?”
“You got pissed at me because you thought I put myself in danger, and yet you do the same thing. You could have been hurt! Ignatius is fucking strong, and if he had put spells on this place, they would have easily killed you. If you had waited for a fucking second, I could have checked with my magic.” I smack his arm again. “Don’t play with your fucking life like that, got it?”
