"Nope," she said already moving her shocked stare to Adam. It had a look of hurt that she failed to hide.
"Hey, I didn’t dress her. I went with you!" He was off the bed as if it had bit his ass with a guilty sparkle in his green eyes.
I looked from one to the other and narrowed my eyes. "Lucy, you got some explaining to do."
They both turned bright red.
"You two!"
"It's not what you think Syn!"
"We were planning on telling you!"
My head swung as they both said something else. I reached over and set my coffee down on the small night stand so I could rub my already pounding temples. "Shit! Shit! Shit! This is not happening, when did it happen?" I paused rubbing to peer at Larissa who was now looking like she was ready to cry.
It wasn't a smart idea to date inside a coven as small as ours. If they broke up and couldn’t get along, it could mean mistakes that we couldn’t afford. It could turn out badly and I loved them both. Not to mention the Guild had its own views on dating and I couldn’t afford to have either one moved from my coven.
I moved to get out from beneath the covers but I wasn’t wearing pants. Embarrassment rose to my ears, coloring them pink. He'd seen me naked! And I'd been asleep, oblivious to the fact that he'd had me at his mercy. This day was off to a great start.
"Out, both of you."
"Syn—"
"Synthia—"
I shook my head and held up my index finger to the doorway. After they left still sputtering and trying to explain I got up and inspected my body for signs of abuse or anything else. I was still testing my limbs when a pixie walked in humming lightly under her breath.
"You're awake! Hi I'm Malinda, was the nightgown a good choice?" Her voice was musical. Not a Pixie, she was a Brownie.
Brownies were Fae that loved to clean and actually fed from doing so. They'd been almost wiped out when the humans had caught wind of it. Enslaved by some of the seedier humans who abused them, or sold them since they were weak and easily caught since they had to clean if they see a mess.
"Syn," I replied after a moment of hesitation, she'd dressed me? She didn’t look much older than a twelve year old and was as small as one. She had whitish wispy blonde hair and giant blue eyes that took up more space than a human's normally would.
Her eyes widened so I clarified it for her. "My name is Syn," I continued as I opened the drawer to find my workout clothes folded neatly. "Thank you for folding them." It was all I could think of to say. She's gone through my bags. That irked me, but knowing she had dressed me instead of Ryder was instant relief.
"You are very welcome," she smiled sweetly before she turned and left the room just as quietly as she had shown up.
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An hour later, after showering from the workout with Adam and Larissa, we were standing in the entranceway waiting for Ryder and his men who planned on following us out to meet up with Alden.
"So I need to ask," I looked between Adam and Larissa seriously considering slapping them both—hard, "How serious is this between you guys?"
"Very." Adam said with a serious look on his absurdly beautiful face.
She smiled just as bright and nodded at Adam shyly.
"How long?"
"How long what Syn?" Larissa asked.
I rolled my eyes as I crossed my arms over my chest, "How long has it been going on?" How long had they been together and how the hell had I missed it? Some friend I was.
"Syn—" Larissa stopped before the fourteen Fae walked in.
"Finish Larissa," I said ignoring the intrusion.
"Six months," she growled angrily.
I had to force my jaw not to drop at the look of triumph in her eyes. How the hell could I have missed that? I felt a twinge of hurt. These were my best friends and I had missed the fact that they were more than an item. They were an actual couple.
"Syn, after Adrian—"
"No, enough," I said quickly needing silence. The Fae were not on a need to know basis with this information.
"Alden called, if you three are not too busy we need to head out," Ryder said, his voice dripping with sarcasm. "Plans have changed."
He was dressed in a white button down shirt and jeans today, as were the rest of his crew. I'd changed into a light blue long sleeve shirt with my favorite jeans and knee high boots with a comfortable three inch heel. Casual Friday wear.
"There's been another death," he said already heading to the door.
"What?" I squeaked as my heart sank in my stomach.
"They found a dead Witch this morning. Need me to spell it out for you?" He continued as he opened the wide double doors.
"Who?" I asked afraid of the answer, only a few of the Witches lived outside of the Guild. And we knew and liked most of them.
"I didn't ask," he continued walking making me run in the heels to try to keep up with him. "Zahruk, take the other two with you in the SUV, I'll take Syn with me."