Defended By Darkness: Wings, Wands and Soul Bonds Book 2
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Ian pushes off the wall, folding his arms smugly. “Ha! Now let me try it.”
Before Flynn can make his way over to us, he’s rudely jerked back by Ian grabbing his shirt, and before he can say anything, he’s gently shoved with his back to the wall as Ian uses one hand to pin both Flynn’s hands over his head.
Fire erupts between them, shoving Ian back before they can continue, and Ian lets out a yelp, turning away and swiping at his eyebrows, trying to put out the tiny fires there.
Flynn strides away from him, giving him a dirty look as he does.
Flynn is almost as tall as I am and muscular in his own right, so I’m not sure what Ian was trying to pull.
Flynn’s tan skin is flushed as he extends his hand to Eva, and the sleeves of his button-up are rolled up. His auburn hair is mussed, and I really wonder what these two have been getting up to. “I’m sorry. I knew I shouldn’t have let him talk me into giving him seduction lessons.”
“Ah, it’s fine,” Eva says, still blushing inexplicably as she shakes Flynn’s hand and then Ian’s when he comes up after.
Both fae step back, and though Ian’s eyebrows are singed, he looks none the worse for the wear.
Eva slips her hand in mine, leading me to the nearest couch so we can sit down together.
Flynn and Ian take the other couch.
“So, um, are you two together, then?” She looks between them.
They fly apart on the couch, staring each other down.
“Definitely not,” Ian says. “Flynn is only helping me with what to do when I find my soul bond.”
Flynn rolls his eyes. “This innocent little light fae doesn’t know the first thing about pleasing a woman.”
Ian narrows his eyes. “I understand the act. Just not…”
“How to get there?” I ask, enjoying the way Ian’s cheeks are flaming now.
When I think of it, he has mentioned a couple of times that he’s worried about his lack of experience once he saw how aggressive human women tended to be sexually.
But I don’t think he has to worry. When he finds the right woman, they’ll figure out the rest.
Flynn, on the other hand… I’ve heard stories about him, and whoever he finds won’t have a chance against the myriad ways he can attack.
According to any darkness princess I’ve talked to, he’s practically a sexual tornado, able to perceive what any princess wants.
I don’t think I envy him such a thing, because I’m only glad that I can please Eva. As long as her eyes roll back when she’s in my arms, I don’t need any other skills.
“Is Brett coming?” Ian asks, calming down now, dove-gray eyes twinkling softly. “I know he didn’t like walking in on our lessons earlier.”
I raise an eyebrow. “You had another one?”
Flynn looks like he wants to light himself on fire as he props himself up on the arm of the couch. “What else are we supposed to do around here? We’re ready to go out and fight.”
“Plus, you wouldn’t believe Flynn’s depth of information,” Ian says eagerly. “The knowledge he has of the various… uh… fighting techniques… and other tough and cool things…” Ian trails off, and the rest of us laugh, except for Flynn, who just rolls his eyes.
“Well, Chadwick did say he’d found another beacon,” I say. “Didn’t you mention it the other day?”
Flynn shrugs a shoulder. “We haven’t had any more information since. Maybe when Chad shows up today.”
The door to the apartment slams open, and Brett walks in, hands in fists, icy-blue eyes blazing. “I smelled smoke. What’s going on in here?”
Avery walks out from around him, then looks from Ian to Flynn, noting Ian’s singed eyebrows. “Damn, I need to hear the story behind that.”
She walks straight over to Eva, sticking out a hand. “I’m Avery. We met before, but I’m glad to meet anther friend in this madhouse.”
Eva shakes her hand, then motions for her to sit next to us.
Brett brushes his ash-blond hair off his forehead and sits down on Avery’s other side. “We’re just waiting for Chadwick?”
“Yes, but he might not be here for a while,” Ian says.
Brett frowns at him. “Get in a fight with a fire fae?”
Flynn looks to the side, carefully avoiding the conversation.
Brett just laughs. “Well, watch out. They’re pretty powerful.” He strokes back Avery’s hair, looking deeply into her eyes.
His displays of affection used to bother me, but now I know exactly how he feels.
When your soul bond is right next to you, you can’t help but want to love her.
“So,” I say, looking at the room. “We have two fire fae and two ice fae. I wonder who we’ll find next.”
“Maybe a radiant like Bella?” Flynn offers.
“Or a green fae?” Brett says.
“It doesn’t matter,” Avery says. “As long as we find and protect her.” She puts a hand to her chin. “Though, I do wonder which warrior the next beacon will bond with first.”
Flynn looks unaffected. “I do not mind. I’m not particularly seeking a soul bond.”
“That’s what I said,” I say, keeping Eva close to me. “But now I can’t even breathe thinking about a life without her here.”
Flynn’s eyes carefully move over both of us, growing thoughtful, but his expression of doubt is unchanging. “I’m just not sure such a thing is for me.” He grins over at Ian, apparently already having forgiven him, since Flynn’s just a good person that way. “That’s why I don’t mind training this big idiot. I don’t mind if he woos the next one.”
“It’s not like that, and you know it,” Brett says officiously. “It’s about whoever’s bond is the strongest.”
Flynn looks like he still doesn’t believe that, and I don’t blame him.
As a fire fae that has faced a lot of discrimination, he has always been a bit defensive about coming here on this mission with some of our world’s most powerful princes.
After all, fire kingdom princes are known for only one thing, and it’s not fighting.
He probably can’t imagine someone choosing to bond with him over a powerful light fae.
But I know Flynn, and his heart is the strongest of all of us. When he finds the woman he wants to fight for, she will truly be lucky.
“It will all work out,” I say confidently. “We’ve found and saved two beacons. I’m sure we’ll be able to handle anything that comes our way.”
With Eva, I feel invincible. Brett is happy with Avery, Ian and Flynn are friends despite the teasing, and the human world just doesn’t seem so chaotic and foreign anymore.
“I love you,” Eva whispers in my ear as my friends start up a lively conversation.
“I love you too,” I say, putting my hand over hers and squeezing it lightly.
No matter what adventures still await us in the human world, I’ll be happier than ever with my soul bond by my side.
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