Chapter 913 Alone

• Aris
• We’re alone. There’s no one else here. She can scream to the rafters, and no one would hear her. The spirits… I’ll deal with them later. They’re being weird. The female won’t respond to us, and her companion has a freezing, bitter presence when he’s near that I recognize as a mate doing everything in his power to make his mate’s world a little smaller and more secure for her comfort.
• I don’t realize I’ve picked Posey up and splayed her out on her worktable until her metal tools ping off the floorboards, and empty glass vials shatter. She rips at my shirt, tearing it open, pressing her hands flat against my chest.