Page 58 of Her Silent Knight

Kaede shook his head and told her, “I got this.”

She covered her mouth up as she smiled. “It’s true,” tears welled in her eyes. “You can finally speak.”

Kaede nodded then stared over his shoulder to where Rhen was standing by his bike. “When it comes to true love, age doesn’t matter.”

“So yo nasty ass thinks it's okay to fuck a...”

“It doesn’t matter when you’re both adults. Raul is going to love Silvia no matter how old or young she is.”

“That’s right,” Silvia announced. “And I’m going to love him no matter how old or young he is. Though I must admit, when we’re both young, we do have a lot of fun. If you know what I mean.”

“That’s nasty, old lady,” Rhen told her.

Kaede simply smiled and stared down at his mate. “I need to get her inside.”

“Oh, yes. It’s cold out here. Take her into the compound. I’ll make a healing soup for her so she can regain her strength. And Kaede...” Silvia leaned closer and motioned for him to do the same.

When he leaned down, she whispered, “Try using your words. Now that you’ve shifted, you should be able to speak without touching her. That’s usually how curses like the one you were under works. But, to keep your voice permanently, you have to claim her fully. You know what that means, right?”

“Yes, Sil, I know what that means.”

Nodding, she stepped back. “Good. Good. Do it sooner than later.” She peeped around him then straightened up. “We don’t want the succu-slut doing anything to interfere in your relationship before you’ve bonded completely.”

“Bonded or not, I’d never let anyone or anything come between me and my woman.”

“Good. That’s good. By the way, did you complete your task?”

Kaede tensed up.

“Yeah, Kaede,” Rhen said from right beside him.

Kaede glared at the vamp. Damn vamp speed.

Rhen shrugged. “You two were whispering and I wanted to hear.”

“Mind your business.”

“Sinclair is my friend. That makes this my business.”

Before Kaede could remind Rhen that this witch belonged to him, Sil gasped and pointed to the unconscious woman in his arms. “She’s Sinclair? Sinclair Rose? The witch you told me you had to capture for The Deciders?”

It was clear Rhen hadn’t told them everything.

“Yep,” Rhen answered in his place. “She’s the one. But she captured him instead. Then some shredders attacked. Shit caught fire. He got naked and...”

“Rhen...” Kaede growled.

Silvia chuckled. “Take her inside, Kaede and put some clothes on her. Her legs are going to freeze.”

“Not those legs,” Jenna drawled. “Those fat ass legs can handle this weather.”

Kaede whirled around so fast that Rhen had to jump out of the way. “What the fuck did you say?” He growled, voice low, demanding.

Jenna swallowed. “I-I was just joking Kaede.”

“Don’t joke when it comes to mine.”

She nodded. Tears filled her eyes and she huffed then stormed away, heading toward her own hut.