Chapter 13

• Bastian glanced over his shoulder like he needed to be assured the two men had his back. Although, in hindsight bringing the little witch that was Prince Leone’s mate probably would have been a better choice. Fight unknown magical abilities with magic, sort of thing.
• At least he’d had the sense to have Troy ask for Autumn to contact Ava and prepare Crystal and all of them for his visit. Showing up at an inopportune time with these women would likely end in a bad, unrecognizable body scenario.
• Bastian offered what he hoped looked like a pleasant, friendly smile to the Gemini woman he knew to be Crystal. Her short pixie-cut hair was whiter than blond which looked even brighter given the fact she was clad in black leather from her toes up. She was watching them walk toward her. He tried hard not to be distracted by the small stones of various colors that were hovering above her hand in mid-air moving in a circle. Jeri stood beside her talking to her, and he knew this because he could see her lips moving and Crystal would nod and acknowledge whatever she was saying—all while the stones continued their movement and she never took her eyes off him.