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“I almost incinerated the little guy,” Levi said, putting out the darkfire that enveloped his arms.
“I know, I thought it was the angels,” I said.
I turned to him, but he was already looking at me. His eyes traveled down my body, lingering on my naked legs.
Levi took a full step back then turned his half grin on. “Did the therapy session work, sweetheart? If it did, you should go back to bed.”
My brow furrowed. “What about you?
His blue eyes flamed. “After that, I think I need a beer.”
After what? The almost kiss or the fox?
Did it matter?
I nodded, turning to the porch. Stopped. “Good night, Levi.”
The grin was still plastered across his lips, but it didn’t have the same glow as before. “Night, sweetheart.”
Half of me was relieved the kiss didn’t happen, and the other half was disappointed. What would it be like to kiss Levi? He was so intense, so dark, so menacing, I bet his kisses would be the same.
Pushing those thoughts out of my head, I walked inside the house and headed to bed.
13
I turned in bed, hugged the pillow, and tried going back to my dream. I didn’t remember the details, but this time, it had been a nice one. I didn’t want to wake up and face the reality of my life, which was definitely not that nice.
But I couldn’t force myself to fall asleep again. With a groan, I reached for my phone on the nightstand and turned on the screen.
“What?” I sat up, startled it was already nine thirty in the morning.
I was on a freaking mission, not on vacation. I got up, used the restroom, washed my face with soap, brushed my teeth, and got dressed in black faux-leather leggings, a white tank top, and my combat boots.
I found Lacey in the kitchen, with her hair tied in a ponytail and wearing a teal apron. She looked from the range to me and smiled. “Good morning!”
“Morning.” I walked up to the middle of the kitchen and saw she had breakfast well underway and the table was set for four. “Why didn’t you wake me up?”
She shrugged and flipped a pancake in the frying pan. “You were sleeping so peacefully, and I knew the potion wouldn’t be ready yet, so why not? Did you sleep well?”
“Ye—”
I heard a murmur and glanced out the bay window. Levi paced on the porch, his phone pressed against his ear.
Had he been up for long? Was he already working? Getting some innocent tangled up in his wishes? It was better if I imagined him to be an evil demon, this way I could protect myself.
Protect my heart.
“Ariella?”
I snapped my head back at Lacey, who had a smile on her lips. Shit.
“Hm, yes, I slept great. How about you?”
“Me too.” She put two pancakes in a pile. “Can you get the others, please? Breakfast will be ready in two minutes.”
I glanced around. “Where’s Heidi?”
“In the shed,” Lacey said.
