Chapter 43

“If you’re going to be playing with magic, maybe you should do something to warm up your body, not mine.”

I kept quiet while he kept walking; he didn’t say another word to me; he only pressed me closer to his body when I let my head rest on his chest, looking at my hands full of scratches. Did he notice? I don’t know, but I didn’t want him to see what was under that dress.

When we got to his house he set me down so I could walk to the kitchen myself because I was starving, although I couldn’t take many steps as I soon had my sister on top of me who gave me a good slap before hugging me. I could see Stephen smile before I opened the fridge and took out what I needed to make a meal.

“You must bathe.” Nix tugged on my arm giving an appreciative look to the man who moved through the kitchen subtly. Going upstairs, he pulled me into the bathroom in the room I’d stayed in when I’d been living ther