Hotbloods by Bella Forrest

Author:Bella Forrest [Forrest, Bella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nightlight
Published: 2017-11-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

I wrapped my arms around Navan’s neck and my legs around his waist, and he took off again. I’d never tell him how much I had come to enjoy this particular mode of transportation, but every so often I’d glance up and our gazes would meet, before he looked off into the distance again, and, in spite of everything that had just happened, he’d have the tiniest of smiles on his face, which told me he didn’t seem to mind the extra cargo, either.

We flew back toward his underground base. I glanced down at the café street as we soared over it, noting the flashing of a police vehicle and the gathered crowd, as they tried to make sense of the incident. I sensed eyes watching us. I was certain that we blended in with the dark sky too well for anyone below to see us, and yet, as we flew, the feeling persisted.

Half of me was still holding out hope that Ianthan was around here somewhere, afraid of the attacker and waiting for the confidence to leave his hiding place, but he did not rejoin us in the sky, and I saw no sign of him.

I shook the unsettling feeling aside as we landed a few feet in front of the hidden storage cupboard where Navan stored his ingredients. He stocked up on vials, piling them into his bag until it was bulging. I hoped its seams would hold together, because we had a long journey ahead of us.

He took out a map of North America, and his compass. After a minute or two of frowning at the map and consulting the compass, he stowed the map away, and we took off again.

“At least the Fed didn’t find the storage cupboard,” Navan said, his mouth so close to my ear I could feel his cool breath. It occurred to me that all I had to do was turn my head and our faces would basically be touching—close enough to kiss. Has he ever been kissed before? I found myself wondering absentmindedly as we flew. Of course he must have, though I doubt he’s ever kissed a human…

“How long do you think it will take us to reach New York?” I asked, trying to distract myself from that derailing train of thought.

“Um, I’m estimating half a day,” he replied. “Though, I’m not exactly at my peak performance, so it may take longer.”

I glanced at his face, and noted the tired lines etched into it. I hadn’t really considered supernaturals getting tired, but now that I thought about it, Navan had been through a hell of a lot since the last time he must’ve slept (in fact, I didn’t even know when he had last slept). Not just physically but emotionally. The shock of discovering Ianthan and Jethro’s betrayal, and then his battle with them, and then flying all the way to Alaska. He hadn’t been able to doze off during the journey, like I had. He’d been so focused on getting me to Alaska, he hadn’t paid any attention to what it was that he needed.

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