Chapter 30
Nali sighed and leaned back against Asahi as they stood on the cliff above the lake and watched the last of her gargoyle soldiers return home. She vaguely wondered if maybe she had been a little too blunt about insisting that everyone leave. Her guilt melted away when Asahi kissed her neck.
“I’m impressed,” he murmured.
She turned in his arms and slid her hands up his chest. “You don’t think I was a little too…,” she paused, trying to find the right word.
“Bossy?” he teased.
She leaned her head back and laughed. “I am the boss of them—but I was rude, wasn’t I?” she asked with a wince.
“Not rude. Impatient, but I suspect they were just as impatient to leave, spread the good news, and hold their loved ones close. I know that’s how I’m feeling at the moment,” he responded as
