Page 79 of Destined to Fight

He smiled. “Am I that easy to read?”

She nodded.

“You have not mentioned what happened with Kade yesterday. We should talk about it.”

“Yeah, we do need to talk about it, but can we do it after I shower, and can we involve Kade? Actually, can we get everyone together? I really don’t want to go over everything multiple times. Let’s all put our heads together and figure this shit out.”

He gave a slight nod. “Good idea. I will gather everyone for lunch, and we can talk then. One hour.”

“Thanks, Fabian.” She jabbed him in the shoulder as she left the room. “Better stay on your toes. I think I have a shot at winning at least one match tomorrow.”

His chuckle followed her as she walked away.

Asta was putting lunch on the table when Kelly came down after her shower. Lunch meats, cheeses, breads, and everything one could dream of putting on a sandwich was on the table.

“Asta, you’re my hero. This looks amazing.”

Asta beamed at her. “I’m glad it’s okay. I didn’t want to cook, and this seemed easy enough.”

“Way more than okay!”

Kelly helped her put the final items on the table and poured glasses of blood for the vampires. The blood made her stomach turn. She’d never get used to seeing it in glasses and watching people drink it. Then again, she’d gone cavewoman over a small amount of Kade’s blood yesterday. She wondered if that was what blood tasted like to a vampire.

Shrugging off the thought, she grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge and sat at the table.

Everyone else trickled into the kitchen and sat down.

There was an awkward silence while those who ate food made their plates.

“So, Rookie, tell us all about what happened when you sucked on Kade yesterday.”

Fabian coughed, and the knife Kelly had been using to spread mayonnaise on her bread dropped to the table with a loud clang.

“Jesus, Ginna, leave it to you to break the silence,” Kelly said, quickly recovering.

Her mentor answered with a confident smile and a shrug.

Kade saved her from having to explain more. “Kelly took some of my blood yesterday so she could heal from training and be ready for her da’s visit. It caused a bit of an aggressive reaction, and I had to hold her back while the wound on my wrist healed. Right after taking my blood, she was able to hear my thoughts.”

There were a couple of gasps and a “holy shit” from those at the table. Apparently, the news hadn’t spread to everyone, which seemed weird because she knew Kade had told Fabian, and the vampires should have heard the conversation.

“Can you still hear his thoughts?” Fabian asked.

“I haven’t tried today. I figured out how to shut them out yesterday.”

Hesitantly, she cracked open the window to her mind.

Well?

She slammed it shut.

“Yep, still works.”

Connor spoke, seeming to think out loud. “I wonder if this is connected to his eyes and his reaction to you.”

“I have a feeling it is,” Fabian said.

Asta held up her hand. “Wait, what about your eyes?”

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