Page 91 of Stone Crest: Rise of a Raven
“Rae," I groan.
She smiles. “Humor me, professor.”
I chuckle before I let my hands fall to her ass. Almost two weeks of not touching her is killing me. My hands cup her cheeks and right when she grinds down on my lap, the front door slams.
“You got to be kidding me,” she mutters before dropping her head to my shoulder.
“Knock knock!” Kingston shouts.
“In here,” I call.
She rolls her eyes, climbing off of my lap.
“Morning Raven,” Kingston lifts a hand.
She waves, leaning back against the island.
“What’s up?” I ask.
“Do you both got a sec?” He asks.
“Sure.” I step off the stool. “We can go to the living room.”
Kingston follows us, taking a seat in the chair across from us. “I’ve been doing some thinking and there’s something I want to do for you.” He clears his throw. “For both of you.”
“Ok.” I observe Kingston as he rubs his hands together, his eyes meeting mine.
“Giselle told us the only way to remove the curse is to transfer it.”
I nod. “Yeah, we’ve been discussing that.” I reach for Raven’s hand.
She intertwines our fingers, and he looks to our joined hands. “I’ll take it.”
I frown. “Take what?”
“The curse. Give it to me.”
“Kingston, no,” Raven says.
Her eyes flicker from mine to his, pleading for me to convince him otherwise.
“No,” I state.
“Locke. We both know my mate is gone. She’s been gone a long time, and I don’t get another one. It makes the most sense. It won’t affect me. And to be truthful, I feel like I’d still be honoring my promise to Charlotte somehow.”
I can feel my throat swell with emotion. “King…. I.”
“I owe you. I owe Charlotte. Let me do this.”
“But….” Raven’s eyes glisten. “You would do that?”
He lifts a shoulder. “Of course.” He looks to me. “You're my brother.”
Raven squeezes my hand. I can’t let him.Can I?
“Where's the book?” He asks.
Raven pushes to her feet, stepping over to the end table to grab the thin black book. She’s been studying it harder than any college book she’s actually supposed to be reading.
