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ChapterThirty-Four
Ash
She slept like the dead for three days, but her body needed to recover. She’d been through a hell of a lot. First, she’d nearly died because she’d been taken out of the vale, and then she’d come back from the dead after being killed by the bullet.
Lorraine was safe, and that was all that mattered.
She woke up only to drink water, eat something, and make sure I was okay and still alive before she drifted off to sleep again. Although Lorraine knew I was immortal, the whole concept was tough for her to wrap her mind around.
That would come in due time.
I walked through the trees and tilted my head up to the sun. It was a beautiful day, and the weather was fine. I found all the druses and dryads at the lake, spending time in the water with the nymphs, laughing and joking. Rowan was there with the others. He stood with his arm around Clea. Possessive, loving.
Maybe he felt me looking at him because he turned to look at me. He said something to Clea, kissed her, and turned toward me.
“Hi,” I said when he came to me.
“I’m starting to get used to seeing you around so often,” Rowan said before he clapped his hand into mine. “It’s cool to have you awake and not sleeping through the decades.”
I shrugged. “I have things keeping me busy.”
Rowan smirked. “Yeah, I heard. Rumor has it you lost your shit with a bunch of humans who made their way into the realm.”
I shook my head. “What do the rumors say?”
Rowan shrugged. “You know how rumors are… they get grander with the retelling.”
That was true.
“Something isn’t right,” I said. “The humans had magic, and they kept talking about someone who gave them their orders.”
Rowan frowned. “Humans don’t have magic.”
“Unless someone gives it to them,” I pointed out. “I’m worried. Someone from around here is playing games.”
Rowan thought about it before he shook his head. “I can’t see how someone would want to fuck up what we have. We’re not a threat to anyone, and we’re not like the gods, looking for shit. We’re just doing our thing.”
“Yeah, that’s what I thought, too. There has to be more to it.”
“Hmm,” Rowan said.
“So… things look like they’re going well with you and Clea.”
Rowan’s face slid into a grin. “Yeah, things are going pretty good. I mean, it’s still early days, you know? But we have time.”
“All the time in the world,” I said with a chuckle.
“There’s always a plus to being immortal.”
We stood in silence for a while.
“I’m sorry,” I said.
Rowan looked at me. “For what?”
“For being a total dick to you,” I said.
Rowan chuckled. “I didn’t think you were going to own up to that.”
