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Rune rises out of his chair, the muscle in his jaw flexing. “Asshole number one at your service, majesty. What the fuck can I do for you?”
I don’t like his tone. Then again, I don’t like much of anything right now. “Where the fuck is Fintan? I’ve been trying to get him—” the Viking’s hair is damp, and he smells of orgasms.
Again.
I take a closer look at Josie and she’s fresh from the shower too, with two pink puncture marks at the crook of her neck.
“Do you ever get tired of distracting my men? You’re one gigantic suck and fuck these days, aren’t you?”
The growl that tears out of Rune is the only warning I get before he slams me up against the wall. “Watch how you speak to her, Sebastian. She’s not one of your seethe, she’s your Unity Witch. Show her some respect.”
The Viking’s fists are like concrete, and with one of his hands clamped around my throat, it’s a good thing vampires don’t need to breathe. When I hold my palms up, Rune pushes off me and takes a step back.
I adjust my shirt and stretch out my neck. “My point is that we can’t afford distractions. Between Egan, the Moon Witches, and your trials for high priestess, we need to fucking focus.”
Rune props his fists on his hips and pegs me with a glare. “I’m well aware. I spent the morning outside Egan’s camp while he made Aiden and a half-dozen random men into wolves. He’s turning a fucking army.”
Of course he is. “The missing tourists?”
“Yep.”
I pace across the room and try to gather my fragmented thoughts. “So, we know what the wolves are up to. Now, what about the Moon Witches? Where’s Fintan? He isn’t answering my texts.”
Rune frowns. “Mine either. I asked for backup this morning to help me get Aiden free, but he didn’t answer, and he didn’t come.”
“Has that ever happened before?” Josie asks.
Rune sighs. “No, but he’s never been jealous and pissy like he’s been lately, either.”
Josie points to her grimoire. “I have a theory about that. I think Sebastian’s mental and emotional struggle is leaching through the unity bond. Finn’s been the most affected because he’s an empath, but it’s affecting all of us.”
I narrow my gaze on Josie. “I don’t know what you’re referring to, little witch, but you’d do well to keep your opinions to yourself.”
Josie rolls her eyes at me. “I told them about the curse.”
Fury burns in me, so hot my vision goes blurry with spots. “You swore that would remain between us. You asked for my trust and then betrayed it.”
“Only after you betrayed Rune! You enthralled him and took his memories.”
“So sharing my business was payback?”
“No! I was explaining to Rune what might’ve happened.” She rounds the table and rushes toward me. “Sebastian. You have to realize you’re struggling. That’s not me judging you. That’s me trying to assess how bad it’s gotten for you.”
“And what makes you think I need a Dumont witch shrinking me? Everything that’s gone wrong in my life is because of a Dumont witch.”
“So, let me help make it right.”
“Can you undo what your mother did?”
“Not yet, but?—”
“—Then you have nothing to say that I want to hear.”
Rune pushes in to stand between us, his hands held out to keep us at bay. “Okay, enough. It doesn’t do us any good to scratch at each other. We’ve got enough problems coming at us from the outside world.”
Josie takes a deep breath. “You’re right. The first thing we need to do is figure out where Finn is and why he’s gone quiet.”
Rune nods. “Agreed. I say we take a page out of his book and use the unity bond to track him down. If he’s avoiding us, we can give him shit. If it’s something more, then the three of us will be there to handle it.”
