Anton sits down on the couch and tugs me down with him. Then he curls his arms around me, pulling my back to his chest, and we lay down, all snuggled up.“Love you, June,” he whispers, his mouth so close to my ear that I’m sure I’m the only one who could hear it.I smile, well pleased, and snuggle b
“Oh geeze,” I say, my eyes fixed on my sad little slug ex, perched there in Faiza’s hand. I take a big gulp of my coffee and then set it aside on the table, looking around at my friends for perspective.But Anton, Orion, and Laila just look at me with wide eyes and blank faces, letting me take the l
“Not anymore,” Orion grumbles, glaring at Faiza from his chair.“Yeah,” I say, smirking smugly at the Priestess. “I fixed him.”“You did?” Faiza asks, tilting her head to the side. Then she takes a step back from me, looking me up and down, her eyes shifting subtly like she’s no longer looking at me
“Yeah,” he says, his head dropping in sudden relief.“Oh god,” I say, crossing my arms again, my shoulders going up by my ears as I look around at my friends and Faiza. Everyone but Faiza just stares at me wide-eyed. The priestess, predictably, is thrilled.“So, what now?” Faiza asks, twisting back
I gasp, delighted, clasping my hands beneath my chin as I beam at my ghostly handmaid, who is also kind of my boyfriend now. “I would love pancakes!” “Well then you’d better conjure up some ingredients, Princess,” Antons says, crossing to me and slipping an arm around my shoulder. Faiza snarls at
“Juniper, this is no joke –“ Faiza growls. “She has said, expressly, that you are not to come –“ “Okay, then why is it forbidden?” I snap, putting my fork down. “Is it because it’s dangerous for me and she cares so much about my safety?” Faiza narrows her eyes and straightens her shoulders, not
“What else are we gonna do, if not go to the temple?” I ask, looking up at Orion with wide eyes, spreading my hands wide. “Plan our assault on my father, educate you about your future kingdom, plan our wedding,” Orion suggests, the final word coming out from between clenched teeth. A gasp sounds
Anton falls in on my lefthand side and Laila on my right. I glance over my shoulder to see both Orion, Faiza, and Blythe following moodily behind. “You feel good about this?” Laila asks, glancing over at me. “I do!” I say, cheerful. I tilt my head to the side, considering her as we move forward.