Book Six: Chapter 156

“What do you mean?” Jack asked.

“I can’t say. It wasn’t even until recently that I even thought about being with him in that way. And he never pushed me toward it, nor anybody else, for that matter. For the longest time, I suspected he may abuse his magic. Gods know it’s probably an ability he could acquire, should he choose it. But that’s not what he does.”

Freya rolled her eye. “That’s hardly a defense.”

“You’re right, it’s not.” Yuki set her coffee down. “But for someone who just bragged about being a party girl, you sound like a huge prude, Freya.”

Freya growled, golden light filling her pupil. “Don’t disrespect me, fox. I still haven’t forgiven you for stealing my divinity away.”

“Two things. One, if I hadn’t, I think you’d be dead already. And two,” Yuki held up her hand and summoned a ball of golden light. “I would absolutely give it back to you if I knew how. I can feel it coursing through my veins like liquid fire. Ever since I absorbed it, I’v