Lionheart by Thea Harrison

Author:Thea Harrison
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction
ISBN: 9781947046092
Publisher: Teddy Harrison LLC
Published: 2018-09-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Robin’s light, quick footsteps sounded just outside the office, breaking the nearly intolerable tension that had built up between them.

Unhurriedly, Oberon turned away. As the sensation of his thighs pressing against hers lifted, she felt the stiffness in her spine dissolve until she felt as shaky as a newborn colt. Good gods, what had she just agreed to?

When the puck appeared in the open doorway, he looked from one to the other inquiringly. “Is everything well?”

“I just conducted Oberon’s post-op exam, and everything is great,” Kathryn told him, straightening her shirt unnecessarily. Oberon had barely touched her, but she still felt disheveled everywhere. “How are you?”

“Well indeed. I have just returned from hunting, and a bounty awaits us in the kitchens. The sun is shining, and the ice is melting.” Robin laughed, a fey, wild sound. “Everything is coming into alignment as it should, and that is all because of you, beautiful mistress.”

Oberon’s expression darkened. “It’s going to take a long time before everything is as it should be, Robin. We have a lot of rebuilding to do. In the meantime, I need to begin the process by assessing the weather conditions so I can make any adjustments if needed. The last thing we need are damaging storms because the temperatures are warming too quickly.” He glanced at Kathryn. “Unless that falls into the category of extraordinary exertion.”

He’d made the shift away from their intimate quarrel with apparent ease, but mentally she struggled to regroup. “No, not at all. My warning was for physical exertion. Just don’t overextend yourself by doing too much magic. Your mind, body, and Power are all one unified biological system, and every part of you needs recovery time.”

“Understood,” he said. The expression in his gaze stroked her like a caress. “We’ll finish this conversation later.”

“As far as I’m concerned,” she muttered, “we finished it just now.”

His soft laugh was insidious as it wound around her senses. “You can tell yourself that if you need to.”

She watched him stride out purposefully. Then she turned her attention to Robin. “I need to go downstairs to hunt for that needle. Will you come with me?”

Revulsion twisted his narrow features. “Must I?”

“Well… no,” she admitted. “But it would give me a chance to talk to you.”

“We are talking right now,” he pointed out, spreading out long, thin hands.

“So we are.” Smiling, she chose not to push against his claustrophobia and aversion to the crystal cave. More soberly, she said, “Robin, I’m going to ask you to go back for Annwyn and her troops.”

The puck’s cheerful demeanor vanished. He gave her a glare that reminded her just how many teeth he had. “Why should I do such a thing? They make noise and insinuations. It is peaceful here without them. I am happy here with you and my liege.”

She sighed. “I understand there are unresolved issues between you and the rest of the Dark Court, but despite how you feel about the others, Oberon needs them. While the surgery was successful, his recovery has only just begun.

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