Raining Light (Fate's Intent Book 5) (13 page)

“Of course I do.”

“Then?”

“Okay.” Adele clung tight around my neck and I used my speed to get her safely all the way back to the shelter.

Chapter 16

Adele

“We’re here, Love.”

I was still clung tight on him and slowly peeked open one of my eyes. “Really?”

“Yes and you’re safe.”

I sighed in relief and slide off his back. “But I never want to do that again.”

Jaylyn tried swallowing a mouthful of food before she laughed. “So, how’d it go out there?”

“Fine.” Zayden answered. He sat down next to me and we started eating off the plates that were prepared and waiting for us. “I know you already knew and it’s okay.”

“Yeah, thanks for that, Jaylyn.” I said.

“Sorry. I promised and you were asleep for most of that anyway.”

“I still can’t believe it.” Ruby said. “Does he seem any different now that you know?”

“Not really. The story though was really sad and depressing. My father is the one that didn’t want him to know me, not Ryon.”

“You mean he wanted to be there?” Troy asked.

“Yeah but father said no and by then I already had you two. He grew out of it.”

Darius grinned. “I bet this just fucks things up a little more for you, doesn’t it, Adele?”

“I’m fine. I guess it just makes more since now.”

“What do you mean?” Zayden asked.

“You’re related. It explains why you’re so alike.”

Ruby, Jaylyn, Darius and Troy all immediately gasped to what I said. “What?!”

“How are we alike?!” Zayden wondered, being just as shocked as the rest of them.

“You haven’t noticed? Well, let’s not even touch your good looks and start with other obvious things. Why do you think you’re the only other person besides Ryon that little wolf pup will get close to without viciously growling?”

“Rift?”

“Yeah. He senses him in you.”

I heard a laugh from the stairs and Kole was coming down. “I’m sure Zayden doesn’t want to hear about Ryon being inside him.”

“You’re sick. That’s not what I meant.”

“I know but since we’re on the subject. You forgot about them both being good in bed.”

I mentally sighed. “I thought I’d leave that part out and I don’t want to even know how you know that.”

“Seen it.” Kole smiled.

“I said I didn’t want to know.”

“Well, you should remember. You didn’t seem to care that I was there.”

“Thank you, Kole.” Ryon thankfully came back and stopped it before the conversation went any further. “That’s enough.”

“What? I’m just lightening the mood now that everything is out. I’ve been waiting months for this.”

“Why?” I asked.

“It’s funny?” He answered it in the form of a question like I should have known. “You used to fuck him, shit, you were married for a year and now that that’s over, you’ve taken an exceptional interest in his younger brother whom you are currently fucking. Funny.”

The way Kole chose his words sometimes really made my stomach turn. I didn’t even want to utter a reply. He would only continue it.

“Kole, knock it off!” Ryon snatched. “I’m really sorry about him, Adele. He’s a child.”

“I’m well aware.”

“Just trying to have a little fun.” Kole said. “Quit being a bunch of stiffs. You’d be laughing your asses off if this was all happening to me.”

“Well, it’s not.”

“You’re right. I’d never be stupid enough to waste my life on marriage, even if it were unintentional.”

“No, it’d be harder to find someone to actually love you.”

He laughed. “That doesn’t offend me. Love is also a huge waste of time. At least the long term kind. Speaking of.” He sat himself on the other side of Jaylyn and started looking over a map. “Where the fuck are we?”

“Ah, try doing this.” Jaylyn took the map from his hands and flipped it over so he could look at it right-side-up.

“Wow, thanks, Jay!”

She laughed, a sight I never thought I’d see her do around Kole again. “You are unfocused, aren’t you? Why do you want to know where we are? It’s obviously not where we’re trying to get to.”

“I mostly want to know where the nearest town is. I’m in the market for my favorite kind of love, the short-term kind.”

“That’s nice and it’s far by the way. You won’t have time even flying but you’re more than welcome to seclude yourself to a room.”

“Really? Please. I haven’t had to submit to that since I was a kid and first discovered it. Let me take your horse. You won’t even notice.”

“No. It’s not like it’s a real emergency. It’s stupid.”

“Yeah, it kind of is.” Troy agreed. “We’ve already been riding for a few days. You wouldn’t get any rest at all.”

“It’d be worth it.”

“That’s so pathetic, Kole.” Jaylyn sighed. “Do you even realize that?”

“Well, help me out here, Jay.”

“I already said you’re not taking him and Trever is probably not even going to let you fly out of here so you should just forget about it completely.”

Kole let out a long groaning sigh and leaned his head back on the back of the couch.

“Maybe you should help him with his other problem then, Jaylyn.” Troy laughed.

“Yes, please.” Kole perked right up.

“What? You’re kidding, right?”

“It’s not like it’s unfamiliar territory.”

I paused from eating and everyone reacted with a quick intake of air or holding back a cough so they didn’t choke on their food.

Jaylyn saw it and just tried to laugh it off like a joke. “Ah—yeah. Okay. I’ll just do that.”

Troy returned the laugh from hearing her nervous voice trying to be covered by sarcasm. “What? Do you want me with you?”

Jaylyn’s smile faded from her face from the shock and her eyes traced around at us.

“This is the part where you say yes.” Ruby whispered.

“What?!”

“He just offered to be involved. You have to take that.”

“Ruby, please.” I cut in. “It doesn’t mean he’d participate.”

“I will if she wants me to.” Troy said, looking back towards Jaylyn while he said it.

“Really?” Jaylyn asked, sounding on the verge of actually accepting this awful plan. “It doesn’t seem weird at all?”

“No.”

“Weird for you?” Jaylyn turned her head to Kole but he looked more like the answer should have been obvious.

“No. Why? Are you actually considering it?” He perked his whole body up this time, anticipating her answer.

“I don’t know.” She was obviously showing that she was nervous and I couldn’t believe she was even considering it.

“Come on, Jay. We’ll make it worth it and—” He leaned into her ear and whispered softly to her only.

Her facial expression changed to a lightened state of desire. “Okay but you have to—”

“Done.”

“And I want—”

“I know.” Kole smiled as he started to get to his feet. “Come on. We’re on a time schedule here.”

Jaylyn nodded again and looked over at Troy. “Are you sure you were serious?”

“As long as you are, I can’t argue.”

I sighed loudly. “I don’t believe this. There’s something wrong with you.”

Jaylyn just smiled and stood up, taking Troy’s hand to make him stand up with her. “Well, see you in the morning, everyone.”

“Don’t worry.” Kole said. “You won’t hear a thing.”

I rolled my eyes and Ruby laughed while watching them go into a room together. Kole even sealed the door so no one could open it to check on them or stop this from happening at all.

“Why don’t you look the least bit shocked?” I asked Ryon next to me.

“Should I be?”

“Ah, yeah.”

“Not really. Kole’s been wanting to double-team her for years but I wouldn’t do it, Trever definitely wouldn’t do it and she wouldn’t let it be a stranger so—”

“I didn’t mean about Kole! That was not the Jaylyn we know.”

“Oh, yes. Well, you’re right about that. It wasn’t her at all.”

I understood instantly and immediately looked over at Ruby. Our minds were like we were having a conversation without speaking and we both knew exactly what he meant. Our reaction to it was the same. We both turned our heads back to one of the other rooms and yelled at the top of our lungs. “Trever!”

Ryon laughed. “Too late.”

“What?” Trever stepped out of the room quickly from the urgency that was on our voices.

“Kole used compulsion on Jaylyn!”

“What?”

“They’re in there right now.” I said, pointing back to the room they went into.

Trever seemed a little confused and looked around. “Well, where’s Troy?”

“He’s with them.”

“Then what’s the problem?”

“You know she wouldn’t have agreed! Do something!”

“There’s not much I can do now. You should just get some sleep and not worry about it.”

“So, you’re just going to let him take advantage of her?”

“He’s been doing it for years. How is this any different?”

“I think she means because she’s with Troy.” Ryon said. “But I can tell you, Adele, Kole did not use his compulsion skill on him. That was a complete willing and truthful suggestion.”

“Still. It’s wrong.”

“Just get some sleep.” Trever said as he started to turn. “By morning, you’ll forget all about it.”

“Doubtfully but fine.” I rose to my feet and turned in front of Zayden. “Come on.” Zayden nodded and began to get up with me. “And you.” I turned to Ryon. “Stay out of trouble, would you and get to bed at a reasonable hour.”

Ryon just smiled and leaned his head back restfully to look up at me. “Yes, madam. I’ll surely do that.”

I sighed and hit his leg with my hand. “Just get to bed. That means you too.”

Ruby smiled and leaned over Darius more, taking a seat right in his lap. “Don’t have to tell us twice! Take me away!”

“With pleasure.” Darius got his hands around her and effortlessly stood up, wrapping her legs around him.

“Do it without the show please. Thank you and goodnight.”

“Oh, it will be. Goodnight.”

I sighed as they went into a room of their own and I turned to Zayden with no enthusiasm on my voice. “Ready?”

“Yes.”

I started to smile a little from seeing his and looked over at Ryon again. “Get some rest and make sure Trever and my father do too. Don’t even suggest Kole’s idea about taking Roslyn and Rajet anywhere because we don’t have time for it.”

Ryon laughed. “We weren’t even serious the last time, Adele. They had the whole night planned.”

“Yeah, well, still. Don’t put it in his head.”

“Okay, I won’t.”

“Well, what are you waiting for?”

“Nothing. I’m staying right here.”

“All night?”

“Yes. I’m not trying to keep you here. Go have fun. I’ll be right here when you get up.”

“Okay. Goodnight.”

Ryon left it with a nod and I turned first, pulling Zayden along with me.

“I am so tired after this.”

Zayden laughed. “Then it’s best to put it behind us.”

“How are you? I know I really didn’t get the chance to ask without everyone else nosing in.”

“I’m fine, Love. The news isn’t going to drastically change my life but looking at all the clues, I should have known sooner.”

“I’m sure it still wouldn’t have changed anything.”

“I don’t hate him, okay. I never really felt the hate except for in the beginning but it started to ease when I knew he was keeping something from me.”

“You felt connected?”

“Somehow but I couldn’t figure it out.”

“What about now?”

“Let’s just get to bed and forget about it.”

“Are you sure?” I backed away so I could look up at his face and make absolutely sure he didn’t need to talk to someone.

“Yeah.” He moved me so he could kiss my lips. “It’s not something we should be worrying about now.”

“Good.”

We kissed again and it lasted seconds longer than before. I didn’t want to be the one to pull away and our love for each other became as clear as the sky that night.

We rested as best we could while being in each other’s company. Sleep was the last thing on our minds as we spent our time cuddled up in bed, becoming reacquainted with the other’s skin, touching and caressing softly while exchanging even softer words.

I loved how he was solely focused on me. I laid still, my body overtaken by desire as I watched him move kisses up my arm and soon to my body. I changed my position slowly so I was laying flat and let him climb over me completely.