“Are you all right?” Kira asked me. “You seem…tense.”
“Didn’t sleep well,” I said.
“I know a good cure for that,” Jasin said with a sly grin. “Maybe we should invite Slade to our next ‘lesson.’”
I crossed my arms. “Not interested.”
Except I was, just a tiny bit. It was curiosity and nothing more, I told myself. We didn’t share lovers in the Earth Realm, and I couldn’t imagine doing it now either, even if the thought did rouse some lust within me. Probably because it had been many years since I’d been with a woman. I tamped those feelings down since I would never act on them. The others could have their fun, but my plan was to bond with Kira at the Earth Temple and that was it.
When we stopped at midday to relieve ourselves and have a bite to eat, I practically launched myself out of t
