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She has the appropriate look of surprise on her face. “Saw it. Have questions.”

Volik grumbles something about fucking bees, but I’m focused on the tree root.

“So… is the forest magic?” I feel dumb asking, but… what the hells just happened?

Vameer sits up without warning, but before I can even get another shocked sound out of my chest, he’s holding me bridal style against his. “All nature has tendrils of magic. But I think that was the druid.”

“So many questions.” Nix shakes her head.

Holding me in his arms, Vameer stands. And the new vantage point shows me his clothes strewn on the ground.

I look up at my handsome mate. “Why’d you take your clothes off?”

He glances down at his chest, then at the clothes. “I… don’t recall.”

“He was drunk.” Dread’s voice sounds as a portal flashes, and he steps through.

I lift my brows as I turn my gaze back up to Vameer’s. “I’m kinda sorry I missed that.”

Vameer flexes his arms around me. “We’ll come back and get drunk here again. Dread invited us.”

Dread sighs as he closes one portal and opens another. “Welp.” He sticks his head through the portal. Just his head. Then turns back to us. “It’s been fun. But…” He gestures to the portal.

Volik goes first. “Thanks for the rum, Druid.”

“Bye, Vampire.” Dread nods to Nix as she follows Volik.

Gravito lifts Vameer’s clothing and drops it onto my lap. Which is when I realize I’m dressed in something different from last night.

I hug the clothes to me as Vameer carries me toward the portal.

When I put my hand on his arm, he pauses.

I hold Dread’s golden gaze. “Thank you.” I can’t remember much, but my fingers reach up and brush along the front of my neck. “For whatever you did. Thank you.”

Dread dips his chin. Then he looks up at Vameer. “Don’t mention it.”

Vameer nods, then strides toward the portal. “Hey, Druid.” He turns back. “What do you think would happen if you put some bees in venom?”

Dread’s brows raise, and he takes a long second before answering. “Something very good or very bad.”

Vameer grins. “My thoughts exactly.”

Then he jumps backward. Straight through the portal.

Chapter 117

King Tosa

My guard steps into the bathroom. “He’s on the phone.”

The modern world is complicated, but I enjoy the technology.

I nod for him to approach.

His footsteps are loud on the tile as he crosses to my place in the tub.

Humans are so extravagant. Or at least the ones who owned this home were. They both could have fit in here with room to spare. But it’s perfect for me.