Chapter Five
Hot air dried out my skin the moment we landed. I'd forgotten how the heat in Egypt felt but now a wave of relief flowed through me as a result. I hadn't realised how much I missed my true home.
"Welcome back," Sed said, resting a hand on the small of my back as we made our way down the steps and off the plane.
I didn't know how to react to the gesture. On the one hand, it was reassuring to have someone touching me like that. On the other, it was almost intimate and that wasn't something I was willing to give much thought to yet. Relationships with gods were complicated to say the least and I wasn't sure I was ready for that. At least Sed was a minor god. He probably didn't have a romantic history with everyone and their brother. Then again, there was no telling. Maybe he'd
