Page 67 of Maleen

I’m about to respond that I don’t when I hear a soft gasp and a male whispering under his breath. “Quiet, Danger, you don’t want anyone hearing you come on my fingers do you?”

Well, well, well, we have caught someone getting freaky in the stables.

“Should we just leave them be?” Ravina asks, appearing like she might be in trouble for being in her own stables.

I smirk. “I say we hide in the horse stalls and see who it might be. Maybe jump out and scare them? Or conjure some hallucinations? It’s been forever since we have had a bit of fun. Please?”

She covers her mouth to stifle her laugh as she pretends to think it over. “Fine, let’s do it.”

I quietly skip back over to her, grabbing her hand and pulling her into an empty stall. She winks and the shadows pulse before they wrap us up, concealing us even more before putting up an air barrier to help muffle our sounds.

Fuck, I fall more in love with this female every single day.

We don’t have to wait long before a doorhinge softly squeaks and footsteps begin to pad our way. Our bonds feed off each other as they build with the excitement of the hunt. We may not be killing anyone, but pranking? Close enough!

As we prepare to launch our attack on our unsuspecting love birds I pause, my eyes widening, and Ravina gasps beside me, dropping the shadows.

“Cynder?” She asks, nearly tripping over her feet as she exits the stall.

I follow after her, my eyes locked on the red-haired male beside her. His face falls slightly when he sees me.

“I didn’t realize we were into fondling princesses in storage cupboards,” I say to Evander, whose face now matches his hair.

Cynder is staring at her sister wide-eyed, her mouth gaping like she isn’t sure what to say.

“Are you okay?” Rav asks, taking her sister’s hands.

Cynder’s voice squeaks. “Perfect. I mean good.” She winces, staring up at my brother, pleading for some kind of help.

“We were actually looking for Evander,” Rav states, brushing past the fact that we just found them being scandalous in a closet. “Jesper wants to make amends,” she blurts, looking wide-eyed at me, and it’s in this moment you can really tell they are sisters.

“Amends? Really Jesper, you expect me to believe that after everything?” Evander grumbles, crossing his arms over his chest.

I shrug, leaning against a post as I bring out my comfort knife to clean my nails with. “My mate isn’t lying. It’s a concession I had to make to get our mother here. She’s in the south wing when you’re ready to see her”, I add, hoping he will run off towards her.

“No stabbing your brother,” Rav adds, slipping herself under my arm, and I find myself untensing.

Nero sighs. “Always with the no maiming.”

Evander’s brows hit his hairline, but his deep purple eyes almost glow with hope, and I now realize there’s no getting out of this. Here is to mending fences I suppose.

“Of course. I would honestly love nothing more. I’ve missed you, brother,” he says, swallowing. “Come, let’s sit out under the sun and talk. Did you want to come with us?” He turns the question towards Cynder, and I’m still not sure if I should beat his ass for that or let Rav handle it. Actually the thought of Rav teaching Evander a lesson sounds like a great idea.

Cynder’s gaze softens as she looks up at him. “I wish I could but I have lessons, remember?” She smiles and nods at Ravina before giving me a wary glance and then focusing back on my brother. “I’ll see you later?”

Evander nods, kissing the back of her hand before she scurries off.

Once she’s out of earshot Ravina takes a step closer to him. “I don’t know what’s going on between you two, but if you hurt her… I will make you wish that you were dead. Am I clear?”

He gives her a jerky nod, paling slightly. “I would never intentionally hurt her.”

She stares at him for a few moments, and I’m feeling her Szellemi magick pulse. Evander winces, then she pulls back and smiles, nodding. “I can see that.”

“See what?”

“Later,” she laughs.

She gestures for Evander to lead the way and then weaves her fingers through mine. “You can do this. Your brother is a good male, and I think you both miss having each other in your lives.”