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Instead of saying any of that, I looked flatly at Og. “If that makes me a hypocrite, then so be it.”
Og’s entire posture fell. “I’m sorry, I didn’t say that well. And we’re not back in my cave, so I can’t offer to bury myself this time.”
I narrowed my eyes and considered smothering him with blankets to end this fucking conversation.
Before I could, Rehan cupped my cheek. “We’re here for you, love. You’re not alone.” Another unwanted tear slid down my cheek. “Whatever you need. Talk to us. You brought the four of us together-”
I scrubbed away the tear and bitterly cut him off. “The curse…“
Rehan put his hand over my mouth. “Might have been the catalyst, but it’s not why the four of us are here. You have to know that.” He moved his hand from my mouth and to my heart. “You have to feel it here.”
I do. That’s the problem.
“Out loud,” Rehan stated.
“You are so fucking good at that.” I poked his leg. “What’s my tell?”
“Out loud,” Og and Rehan growled together. Og’s chest rumbled against my back.
I gritted my teeth, suddenly tired of crying. My inner bitch rose to re-armor my heart. I was the fucking queen of topic changes. I was Jaiyana, a goddamn powerful enchantress with a hundred times more life experience than these two combined.
Does any of that matter if you’re not happy?
A polite knock sounded at our door, derailing my thoughts and our conversation. I tried to stand, but Rehan put his hands on my legs, holding me in place.
“It’s open,” Og called, his arms still around me.
The young woman who got us checked in stepped into the room. She eyed the three of us, fully clothed, sitting very close together on the single bed before ducking her head. “My apologies, I didn’t realize you were, ah…” she trailed off. “I would’a found you more appropriate accommodation.”
Either my donation to the alliance came through, or she thought she was interrupting something way more fun.
I shrugged. “You did your job, and I got what I needed. No apologies necessary. Why are you knocking on my door?”
The girl ducked. “Well, there’s been a wee situation.”
I nodded for her to go on. “Um,” she peeked past me. “You’re missing two of your party?”
I sighed. “What did they do?”
She smiled awkwardly. “I don’t know, but the Garda arrested about thirty folks, including your guys. They're waiting to get booked. My contact suggested ye get down there before that happens.”
“We’ve been in Ireland for less than a day!” Ogden exclaimed. “Both of them have been arrested?”
“That is what I was told,” the girl confirmed.
I snorted. “Thanks, we’ll go get them now.”
While she gave me directions, my remaining mates found their shoes, Og dropping mine by my feet.
“We will finish this conversation,” Og whispered in my ear.
I begrudgingly grunted. A single tremor made it hard to tie my shoes before I banished it.
They’ll protect you, Jay. At some point, you have to stop and actually feel something.
Fortunately, today is not that day.
With my head held high, I joined the throng of nightlife to rescue two of my princesses this time.
