Chapter 69. An Opportunity

Miatta's POV

She sat cross-legged on the damp floor, caked dirt glued to her knees and face. Her shiny golden hair spilled all over her shoulders, as luscious as ever. An imprisoned goddess, that was what she was, beautiful even in strife.

“How did you know it was me?”

She laughed hoarsely, chains rattling as she shrugged in a tired motion.

“Keen sense of smell, I guess? I smelled you all the way from the entrance to the tunnel. His scent is tangled with yours now, my very virile half-brother.”

I blushed, knowing what she was insinuating and I patted my blazing cheeks. Lucas and I had been having sex all over the place while Addy was rotting in prison. What kind of friend was I?

“It's not what you think,” I attempted a lame answer, tugging on my braids. “I would have come sooner to see you but Lucas... he won't let me out of his sight.”

“It's always that way between new mates. Give it some time. No one suspects a thing yet?”