Ancient Enforcer (Ancients Rising Book 3) by Katie Reus

Author:Katie Reus [Reus, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: KR Press, LLC
Published: 2021-01-25T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 22

Mikael stepped into the kitchen the next morning to find Ivyn leaning against the countertop, drinking coffee as a pancake sizzled on the stovetop. His brother had been cooking for all of them since they’d moved in, trying new recipes. It was very interesting and something Mikael attributed to the new human female Ivyn was pretending he was not seeing.

“You came in late last night,” Mikael said, pouring coffee for himself. Avery had been right, he now liked the stuff and found it was a nice part of his morning ritual—though he would much rather eat her every morning. He’d thought about that this morning, but she’d looked so peaceful that he hadn’t wanted to disturb her. She worked too hard as it was.

His brother lifted an eyebrow. “And you did not sleep alone last night.”

There was a hint of something in his brother’s tone, he wasn’t certain what though. Both Ivyn and Cas knew how he felt about Avery. So did her brothers for that matter. It was not a secret. “And?”

“And…” Ivyn sighed and flipped the pancake. “You’re my big brother. I love you and…I love her too. But I don’t want you to get hurt.”

He blinked in surprise. He knew Ivyn liked Avery. They all did. Hell, they all adored her because she was perfect and wonderful. “If I get hurt, then I get hurt.” He spoke quietly since he could hear her descending the stairs. He patted his pants pocket, felt the little button that had fallen off one of her work shirts. He’d scooped it up this morning and liked having it with him.

Ivyn nodded once and slid the pancake off onto a plate stacked with them.

“So why were you so late last night?” he asked, mainly to needle him a bit.

Ivyn swatted at him with the spatula. “None of your business.”

Avery stepped into the room, her cheeks turning pink as her eyes met his. “Morning.”

“Morning.” He wasn’t sure how things would be between them today, if she would openly kiss him or… He didn’t know how he would feel if she wanted to hide things. Technically she could not hide anything from his brothers since they had supernatural sensory abilities and would easily scent her all over him. But she might not want to acknowledge that things had changed between them. He rubbed the middle of his chest.

“Pancakes?” She stepped into the room, her eyes widening slightly. “And is that whipped cream?”

“A friend of mine said we should try it on pancakes,” Ivyn said, pouring another one.

“Friend, huh?” She snorted and gave Ivyn a brief hug. His brother kissed her on top of the head in a brotherly way and only a part of Mikael wanted to smash him in the face for touching Avery. Just a small part.

“Is there something you’d like to say?” Ivyn murmured to her, a grin on his face. “Because if you want to talk about my friend, let’s talk about your sleeping arrangements last night, Avery.”

Avery punched him in the shoulder and went to grab her own coffee but didn’t respond.

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