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“This?”
“Yup, this was supposed to be a date.”
His eyes gleamed, his throat bobbing nervously as if he had been waiting to hear those exact words. “A date?”
I nodded. “I wanted it to be.”
“Well, I do not think you’ve ruined anything.”
“Agree to disagree.” I huffed, placing a hand under my chin. “We kinda got into a fight.”
He shrugged nonchalantly as he crossed his arms and leaned on the table. “A slight misunderstanding, at the most. We’ve had many.”
I couldn’t help the small smile that curved my lips. “Well, I don’t want to fight with you or have any slight misunderstandings. I want one good day.”
“I agree. I don’t want to fight with you, either. I know you are not used to it, but your safety comes first for me. You cannot be within an inch of Kaden without your powers. Not because I think you are weak, but if he hurt you again, touched you, I’d level the world.”
I met him stare for stare, knowing he had the power to do it and he wouldn’t hesitate. Something must be wrong with me because it was the sexiest thing I had ever heard. “Just let me stab him. Once.”
“Dianna.” He said my name as a warning.
“Look, I know killing Kaden won’t make it better or bring her back, but it would be done at my hands, and that would give me some solace. A way for me to feel like I wasn’t a complete failure when it came to her.”
His eyes bore into me as he contemplated that for a moment. “Fine.”
“That’s it? You’ll let me.”
He picked up his spoon and took another bite. “Sure. You may deliver your final blow once I am done with him. I’ll make sure I’ve incapacitated enough that he cannot hurt you if your powers are not back. Will that suffice?”
My lips twisted in a smirk. “You’re cute when you’re homicidal.”
He made a noise low in his throat. “Do not be mean, then flirt with me.”
“Why? It’s our whole dynamic.”
He grumbled as he ate.
“Besides the ice skating, I brought you here for a reason.”
His eyes widened a fraction, the spoon stilling in his mouth as if he thought I had brought him here to kill him. He picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth.
“Is it more painful ice activities?”
I shook my head. “Nope. No pain involved.”
Interest danced in his gaze. “Alright. Enlighten me then.”
“I want to show you something.”
Seventy-One
Dianna
We landed, and Samkiel placed me gently on my feet. I dreamed of this house often, but it looked so different from my memories. The brick path Gabby and I had laughed and fought over while building it was crumbling, little bits of grass growing through the cracks. Overgrown and misshapen shrubs lined it, sentinels to the neglect. It was quiet in the neighborhood. There was nothing and no one out of the streets. The streetlights buzzed, and I couldn’t tell if it was from Samkiel or just the sound of the lights.
“What is this place?” Samkiel asked.
“It’s the first home Gabby and I bought after leaving Eoria. It was our original safe house.”
