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“My lady is right. I need to get back to my crew. Is there anything I can do to be of help to Princess Tiger Lilly?”
“Stay out of the Viridianwood.” It was an order, not a request. “The guard won’t hesitate to cut you down.”
“Last time I checked, I was a free man. I’ll do as I please.” I made to leave, keeping myself between Kat and Dain.
“Jas,” I turned to look back at him. “I’ll be sure to tell Peter you’re here.”
“No!” I responded a bit too quickly. “I…I want to keep it a surprise. It’s been ages since we’ve seen each other.”
“Have it your way.” Dain grinned. “Stay out of trouble, Jas,” he warned and sauntered off back toward the village.
I breathed out a sigh of relief the moment he was gone. The last thing I wanted was for Peter to know my whereabouts.
A rogue band of Lost Boys? Peter clearly hadn’t changed his ways. His own Lost Boys were going rogue? At least that meant more of them were surviving. Either the Lost Boys were getting smarter, or Peter was losing his edge. That explained why the camp was so quiet. They, too, must have been out looking for them. Ironically, if I had just appeased Kat, I might have found exactly what I was looking for.
“Why did you ask that man not to tell Peter you are here?”
“Dain is no man,” I chuckled. “He is fae, like most of the beings here. I asked him not to tell Pan so I could have the advantage of surprise. However, he is a sentry for the Princess. I can assume he’ll report my arrival to Tiger Lilly. Her loyalties are with Peter?—”
“So, he’ll likely tell Tiger Lily, and she’ll tell Peter.”
“Exactly. We need to get back to the Jolly Roger and devise a plan.”
Dawn had just barely begun to peek through the window, casting our cabin in shades of grey. It was a welcome sight. I had been awake, lying in bed for hours. Katherine was tucked into my side. A spray of her hair tickled my chest, but I made no move to disturb her. My return to Neverland had rattled something within me. Reopened an old wound that had never healed. Now, it festered, and I was anxious. After a fitful night, I still hadn’t devised a solid plan to achieve what I wanted.
I’d been back for one day, and I had yet to lay eyes on Pan. I reminded myself that I’d waited years for my revenge. It was useless to rush through it now. I wanted to savor it. Let it consume me until it filled all the cracks in my soul. Only then would I be whole.
Kat stirred beside me. A soft coo fell from her lips as she woke.
“Did you sleep well, my beautiful girl?”
“Never better,” she sighed, tracing her fingers over my chest. No hint of the irritation she’d had last night when I’d acquired the pixie. Apparently, all sins were forgiven. Her patterned circles moved lower with each caress. I grabbed her dainty wrist, halting her downward progress.
“You keep that up, and I’ll tether you to this bed and worship you for the rest of the day.”
She pulled away from me, sitting up. The pouty look on her face was utterly adorable. “What makes you think that’s not exactly what I was going for?”
The morning light pooled around her wild mane of blonde hair. In a flash, I grabbed her, flipping her down on the bed. The sound of her startled yelp had my heart pounding faster. My fingers dug into her arms, pushing her into the mattress. I positioned myself between her legs just so my hard cock pressed against her softness. She moaned and arched her back into me.
“You little minx,” I chided as I bit her neck. “You’ll be the death of me, woman.”
“I will enjoy every minute of claiming your soul.”
“Mmm,” I grumbled as I rolled off her, reluctantly breaking her spell on me. “We have a mission today, remember? We cannot let the lead on these rogue Lost Boys go cold.”
“Are you sure, James? We have all the time in the world to get back at Pan.”
“No, it must be today.”
“Why do I get the feeling that all the skeletons in your graveyard have awoken from the dead?”
I huffed at her appraisal. She was spot on, but I wasn’t about to admit it. At least not to her.
“Tell me what’s eating at you. I could help you. Let me make an incantation to banish all your negative energy. I’ll even dance around naked to bind it.” She arched a brow at me, trying to lighten my mood. When I remained silent, she reached to tuck a lock of my hair behind my ear, but I flinched away from her. I didn’t want her to see the full depth of the darkness living inside me. Once I settled everything with Pan, then I could heal and become the man she deserved.
I got up from the bed, pretending to ignore the hurt look in her eyes while I slid on my pants and strapped on my cutlass. “I’ll be back as soon as I can.”
“No. I’m coming with you. You need me,” she insisted. I closed my eyes and let out a deep sigh. She would slow me down and it would put her in unnecessary danger, but she was right. I needed her abilities in case this band of Lost Boys wasn’t cooperative.
