Page 171 of Between Soul and Vessel
Mortified, I blinked.You saw?I seethed.
All of it,Soren flicked his head, as if he was trying to get the image out of his memory.
I rubbed my temple and took a deep breath, letting it out.Sorry about that.
It’s okay,he answered.
For a minute, we stood there awkwardly.
Finally, he said,Ryker wants to know what our plan is next.
I have to talk to Artemesia about that. We’re going to need somewhere safe to stay, as it might take me a while to figure out how to power the energy stone, especially if I don’t get that journal. Also, we are going to have to get more of them, as we’ll all need one to get home.
We might be able to look after that part right now,Soren replied as he scrubbed at his mouse chin.There are a lot of energy stones here. The antique shops are full of them. Apparently, travel stones are rare, but we might be able to find some more.
That sounds like a good plan,I answered, nodding.But please ensure you all stay safe.
We will. Same to you guys.
The door opened and closed. I glanced over my shoulder, finding my dark, broody mate standing there, a wicked grin on his lips as he took me in.
I better go, Soren said, and before I could say another word, he scurried back to his hole, probably afraid he’d see something else he didn’t want to.
Sighing, I faced Von. “Well, how did it go?”
“Well enough,” he answered, offering no more, something I was thankful for. Like Soren, I didn’t want to know.
“That’s good,” I replied, walking toward him. I draped my arms over his neck. “Is it okay if we resume the conversation from before you left?”
He wrapped his arms around my lower back. “I would love to, but there’s something we need to do first.”
“What?” I asked.
“I want to go back to that room Naia took us to earlier, the private one in the library. I know she’s hiding something there.”
“But the room is guarded.”
He winked at me. “I’ll take care of them.”
I blew out a breath of air, thinking it over.
“Well?” he asked, a brow raised in challenge.
“Alright,” I said, nodding. “Let me change and then we can go.”
The library was quiet tonight, so quiet one could hear a speck of dust land.
Earlier that day, it had been full of so many people, but now there were hardly any, most of whom were just a handful of guards patrolling the aisles.
Von and I kept to the shadows as we made our way down a narrow row of shelves.
He pressed his back against the shelving and snuck his head around the corner, looking to see if anyone was coming.
Swiftly, he jerked back, his eyes meeting mine. He flicked them toward the way we had come.
Message received.
I nodded and headed back that way, Von following behind me.
