Charmed: A Haven Realm Novel by Young Mila

Author:Young, Mila
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-23T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

“You’re not leaving now, are you?” Scarlet asked, grabbing my elbow.

“I’m so sorry. I can’t waste a minute. I need to help my brother.” Plus, every second counted as Kaza got sicker, too. “I promise my next visit will be for a week.” I didn’t have the time to spare right now.

Scarlet rubbed her arms. “You don’t want to be traveling through the Darkwoods at this time of night. It’s home to the tiger shifters. And The Collector has lots of other animals patrolling her borders.”

An iciness trickled down my neck. Hmm. Now that Scarlet mentioned those dangers, I was suddenly overcome with extreme exhaustion and needed rest. I’d had enough tigers to last me a lifetime, thank you very much.

“That won’t be a problem,” said Dahvi, placing his fingers to his lips to whistle.

“Yeah, we have flying carpets,” added Kaza.

I squeezed my bag to my stomach, and the lamp inside it jabbed me.

Scarlet looked at me with wide eyes crammed with curiosity. “A magic carpet exists? And you went for a ride?”

Ugh. Guess I had to confess or tell her something. I sighed and said, “It’s amazing soaring over the lands. Oh, the view!”

She squeezed my hands and bounced on her feet. I gave a half smile, not sure what else to say. Sometimes, the truth was the easiest solution. Even if it was more complicated.

“Are you up for a moonlight spin?” asked Kaza with a waggle of his eyebrows.

“No,” we both barked.

“Evil priestess in Terra,” I said to jog his memory. “No magic, remember? No putting my friend in danger.”

“That’s right.” Kaza took a jar of licorice from a shelf and helped himself to a piece. “This land must be so boring.”

Scarlet’s hands flew to her hips. “That’ll be one silver markos, thank you.”

Kaza kept chewing. “Don’t suppose you’ll accept a magical spell I.O.U.?”

I snorted. Over the years, I’d probably accumulated dozens of I.O.U.s to Scarlet. I was glad she was so generous.

Kaza wrapped a clammy arm around me. “You’re very, very sexy when you snort, Master.” His hands ran along my curves and even cupped my ass.

Flames claimed my cheeks, and I pulled away. Why did he keep teasing me about that? I swatted his hands away. “Not now!”

Scarlet ignored the genie and squeezed my hands again. “Stay the night and leave at first light. You can have Grandma’s old room.”

Thank the gods! I could do with a proper mattress and pillows. My ankle needed a rest after all the action of today. So did my body and mind. I was confident Zand would keep my brother safe for one night. Worry gnawed at me that they might worry if I was gone for too long.

“Thank you,” I said, hugging my friend, adoring how she smelled of citrus.

“Excuse me a moment,” said Scarlet. “I’ll get you clean bed sheets.”

When Scarlet was out of earshot, Kaza nudged Dahvi in the ribs. “Kinky, Brother. We can lay with the master. Though I’m not sure I’d call having sex with her in a grandmother’s old, mothball sheets a turn on.

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