“Are you sure? Hellhounds make awfully good guard dogs.”
His horrified expression made me laugh.
“Kidding.”
The gleam that entered his eyes told me I was probably going to pay for my fun. I just hoped it wasn’t another incubus.
“Are you ready to leave, Cousin?”
I wasn’t, but I knew we couldn’t stay much longer. “Can I have a few more minutes?”
“As you wish.”
Setting Oscar on the floor, I wandered around the apartment one last time with him trailing close behind me as if he was afraid I’d leave him again. In the living room, I sat in the armchair near the cold fireplace and thought about the night I’d sat here with Nikolas. That was the first time I’d seen a side of him other than the warrior, and looking back it was easy to see how it had been a turning point in our relationship. I
