Kindred Spirit: Book Five of the Bound Spirit Series by H.A. Wills

Author:H.A. Wills [Wills, H.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-06-20T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Felix

Connor sports a black eye and split lip, among other bruises, from the pounding he took while sparring with Donovan. He got in a few good hits as well, but it’s clear the match was about more than training. Afterward, D helped him up off the floor, then said some things I couldn’t hear, and now they seem fine. Strangely, Connor appears lighter somehow, like he’d been wanting penance for what he’d done. Kaleb is still having a hard time, but the way Nolan’s cousins have been giving Con nasty looks has engaged his protective instincts. He’s allowed to be angry at Connor, but he won’t allow anyone else to look down on him, especially due to some bizarre feud between shifters and vampires.

As the resident human, I’m not supposed to know any of this, and playing dumb is driving me insane. Con can’t shift because of this bullshit, and I have to pretend that Ellessa’s flirting has nothing to do with the fact that she sees me as a literal snack versus the fun, figurative one. The phrase “I could just eat you with a spoon” loses some of its complimentary quality when delivered by a vampire with boundary issues.

Callie stayed with Nolan in his room to “keep him company,” aka feeding him her blood while everyone else kept the ignorant human entertained. This left Kaleb as my only defense against the creepy cousins. The whole encounter was definitely one of my top ten most awkward moments of my life, which me being me is really saying something.

When we return to Nolan’s suite, he’s sitting in one of the recliners, bundled up in blankets, and Callie is sitting on the arm of the chair, running her fingers lightly through his hair while they watch a movie. In any other circumstance, I’d leave them be, but I have amorous vampires who look ready to reenact The Most Dangerous Game, so I beeline it for Nolan’s black leather couch, scoop up Callie by the waist, and tug her into my lap. She squeaks with surprise, but fortunately, she doesn’t try to escape the tight hold I have around her. Instead, she covers my hands with hers and gives the cousins a hard look, correctly guessing her role as a human shield.

Ellessa shrugs daintily with an innocent smile, as if to say, Can’t blame me for trying.

Her twin, Kaven, has the barest of apologies in his eyes. More of a sorry, she just can’t help herself than a sorry for trying to seduce you into being our human Capri Sun, it won’t happen again.

Despite his injuries, Connor gives them a low warning growl as he steps past them and takes the spot next to me.

They have almost comical levels of annoyed cat face, until Donovan drops heavy hands on each of their shoulders. With a smile that promises violence worse than they’ve witnessed thus far, he squeezes until they wince and try to pull away. He holds on a beat longer,

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