Page 28 of Twilight Echoes
The sound of Darrell chuckling filled her mind.“No. But we could pull him in if you wanted to.”
“Can you read my mind?”she asked.
“No. I have to be invited in. Same way I invited you into my space.”
“So, I can ask you to leave my head?”
“Of course.”
She lifted her wine and took a big sip.“But I also could talk dirty to you if I wanted to and no one would hear me, now would they?”
“Please, I beg of you, don’t do that,”he projected.“I might not be able to hide certain physical reactions to that.”
Her face heated.
“You’re adorable when you blush.”
“Go back to your conversation with my father,”she projected.
“As you wish.”
“We’ve been calling you that since you were one,” her mother said. “And what is this your sister is babbling on about? What else could possibly be bothering you? As if you don’t have enough to worry about.”
“Mother, really. For such a smart lady, you often miss the big things.” Arianna cocked her head. “Our little one here has never… you know.”
“Arianna. Must we talk about that?” Avery sighed. Sometimes she hated being in a close-knit family of mostly all females. It was great growing up with all sisters. They bonded over everything. They shared everything. And her mother had been their backbone. Their father had often felt a little left out and tried to hone in by taking them fishing, camping, and hunting. Worse, he’d sometimes resort to a spa day.
But he was always there for them, no matter what.
And everyone knew Avery had spent more time chasing her dreams than chasing men.
“Oh. That. Well, it’s not rocket science. It’s normal. Natural. And honestly, instinctual. But we girls can go into the other room and have a little chat like we used to.” Her mother waggled her brows.
“Good grief. No,” Avery said. “Besides, I’ve watched a few porn movies. I know how it’s done. And I have a vibrator. It’s not like I’ve never pleasured myself,” she whispered. While in public, she and her sisters always behaved as the world expected the royal family to conduct themselves, but in the privacy of their own home, outside of their once-a-month family dinners, they were normal everyday people. However, being that blunt tended to upset her mother.
“Well, good. Then perhaps there won’t be any surprises,” her mother said.
Tonight, it didn’t seem to faze her mom in the least.
“But I’m here if you have any questions and so is your sister.” Her mother lifted her glass and took a sip with her pinky perfectly poised.
Freaking wonderful.
“Dad told me that he’s meeting with the head Wizard of Witches of the Willows tomorrow,” Arianna said.
“Hopefully they can find a way to unlock that spell and banish it.” Her mother patted her leg with her other hand. “We all need to believe they can do that.”
“What if they went underground and the dark world is protecting them?” Avery set her glass down and hugged herself.
“Then we’ll contact the Demon of the Darkness. Wouldn’t be the first time your father dealt with that ugly creature,” her mother said, pursing her lips, making a face as if she’d just bitten down on a lemon.
“Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that,” Arianna said, scooting to the edge of the sofa. “I’m going to head home.”
Jackson sauntered across the room, giving her a hand. “Did you drive?” Jackson asked. “I’m happy to give you a lift.”
“I came with the stupid bodyguard my father has assigned to me.”
Jackson laughed.
