Goddess Rising by Sharilyn Skye

Author:Sharilyn Skye [Skye, Sharilyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dark Horse Publishing
Published: 2023-12-17T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

When the tour of our garage was over, I understood my parents’ worry. I’d overdone it. I didn’t know how Coi pulled me back from the edge of that, and I didn’t ask, mainly because I didn’t care; I was just glad he did. I could see their reason for concern, though, even if the hot tub was a nice touch I hoped to exploit at the earliest possible moment.

We took the time to move the cars into the created space, and some of my choices became clearer because my babies looked lovely showcased in marble, wrought iron, and glass.

After taking extra time to move models into locations that made more sense, we sat in the rooftop lounge area, having cocktails and watching the light fade on the moors.

Because life choices.

“Mother had a baby,” Coi deadpanned at the quietest possible moment, causing me to spit my vodka across the coffee table.

“Excuse me?” I squeaked, choking on my drink and trying not to drown.

“I have a brother.”

“Oh, my,” I set my drink down, turning to him as the daylight fled, leaving us in shadows and artificial light.

“She is bringing him tomorrow, but that’s where she’s been. There were complications.”

I took his hand, leaning to rest my head on his shoulder. “Complications like you and I? Or?”

“You are not a complication,” he chuckled.

“Tell that to my parents,” I sighed, remembering their faces when they saw my new gargoyle friend, who told me his name was Nate, but I’m pretty sure it’s way more complicated than that.

“They do not want me to tell them anything,” he sniped, reminding me they’d threatened him when I came downstairs. Parents, am I right?

“They worry. You do, too,” I added when Coi harumphed. “Well, I’m excited to meet him, and maybe he can take Dani’s mind off of grandbabies.”

“She will want him to grow up with friends,” he chuckled.

“Then she can make him some.” I smiled, thinking I had plenty of years to have more children if I wanted, but for now, I was happy just being a regularish housewife. Housewife with a twist? Something.

If Dani made a baby as ageless as she is, then I, at sixty-ish, was still a babe myself. I wouldn’t tell her that I figured out magical birth control. Nope. Would not. But I had. Figured it out, that is.

I glanced at Aedan, watching as he stared into the darkness. Fairy lights twinkled above us, and strange flowers bloomed as the moon rose opposite the sun in its never-ending chase. I’d made a garden of things, some of which even he had never seen, telling me they came from realms I remember popping through when I was creating this space.

The jacuzzi bubbled merrily behind us, and gargoyles rumbled as those that could moved along the roofline. Coi’s knuckles were white where he gripped the Adirondack chair that looked more like a poor man’s throne. His scent wafted to me on the air, spicier than usual, like his blood was boiling.

And I remembered.

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