Page 44 of Crossing Quinn

Slime was pooling around my boots. Was Quinn a clean freak?

Adan walked onto the bridge, holding Clio. “I’m taking her to a feeding ground.”

“Define feeding ground,” I shot back.

“A planet that is inhabited by furry little creatures that are easy for younglings to hunt.”

“Promise me you will take good care of Clio.”

“You have my word.” Adan morphed into a large, black silky ball with tentacles, and the orange light popped into existence.

Quinn dodged a lightning bolt as the maelstrom got bigger.

“Eleni is awake,”Adan added as he stepped into the vortex. With a loud cracking pop, the twister vanished.

I let out a long breath. Once Mami woke up, it wouldn’t take her long to work herself into a frenzy over Quinn’s treatment. Thank the Goddess I had my father’s temperament.

“Go take your shower. I’ll handle your mother,” Quinn said.

Would it reflect badly on me if I said not being responsible for my mother for a couple of hours would be a dream come true? Probably. “You would do that for me?”

I felt Quinn’s fleeting mental caress. “And more.”

He was a keeper. “You do realize what you’re getting yourself into? My family is a bit cockeyed.”

“Darlin’, I have an Askole in mine. I’m sure I can persuade Eleni to listen to me.”

I rolled my eyes. “Have you met my mother? She’s highly intelligent, but doesn’t have a lick of common sense. She’s emotional, easily frightened, and she doesn’t follow orders. At all. My father and I have our hands full trying to keep her out of trouble.”

“How does she feel about chocolate?”

My warlord was a cunning male. “She loves it.” I smiled at Quinn. “You sure you want to do this? My mother is one of a kind.”

“Darlin’, so am I,” Quinn responded with a wink.

My mother’s scream echoed down the hallway.

“Last chance to make a run for it.”

“Warlords never run, and I’ll have Eleni eating out of my hand.” Quinn teleported away.

The screams stopped abruptly. Color me surprised. The chocolate had worked.

Another scream sounded and was abruptly cut off.

I hoped Quinn hadn’t used the tranquilizer dart on Mami again. Once Papa found out what Quinn had done, he wasn’t going to be pleased. And when Papa got mad, people got hurt. The last thing I wanted was for the two of them to fight.

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