Page 44 of Sapphire Flame
Yeah, well, you’re smelling like a pile of fresh-cut sawdust yourself.
He blinked a couple of times then looked away from her.
She understood and shifted her focus to Talya and Neil who’d been conversing. She heard Neil say, “I’m glad they were both there to get you out of the Graveyard. I can see you’re doing well, though.”
“I am.” Talya glanced at Natalie. “But I will excuse myself now. My bed is calling for me. I hope to see you again.”
Neil took her outstretched hand. For a moment, she thought he meant to lift Talya’s fingers to his lips. Instead, he released her hand with, “Sleep well.”
“Thank you.”
Talya kissed Natalie on the cheek then thanked Grant once again for risking his life as he had to save her. He nodded as she moved past them both. When she reached the doors and just before she passed through, she took one last look at Neil.
Natalie was now alone with a wolf and a warlock and with the hope she’d soon discover who had been spying on her.
