uncrossing his arms. His fingers grazed the side of Fiona’s jaw, and his shimmering eyes held no color to them. “Why are your eyes a different color they were before?” Fiona asked.
The question surprised Gitana. Hadn’t he said no one could know about him?
The man laughed. “I thought you read minds easily.”
“You block me now. How?”
“Ah, my little one, I had not expected you last time. You will never get the chance to read my thoughts again now that I know how you do it,” the man teased. “I hope you enjoyed them while you could.”
“Hardly,” Fiona replied.
Gitana heard the crack in the woman’s voice and wondered if there was something between the two of them. This was someone she didn’t care to mess with. Surely he had a weakness but based on his previous decimation of those creatures, she wasn’t sure what that would be.
“Taro, what are you doing here?”
“Ah, my sweet Shana.” The man walked away from Fiona and embraced Shana in a
firm hug. “I can get by with this since your mate is not around. I merely dropped in to meet the one that lit the monument so easily.”
“Then you should arrange a meeting through her future mate,” Fiona said angrily.
Gitana looked at the man that came to stand before her, his gaze silently assessing her.
“You are one remarkable woman, Gitana. Val’s going to have his hands full in more ways than one, I bet.” The sensual tone to his voice ran through her as she stared at him. Who was this man?
“Gitana, this is Taro,” Shana said. “He resides in the hall of the gods but from what Lucian has told me, he could be an oracle, a god, or just an errand boy.”
“Errand boy?”
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Taro laughed. “That’s a good one.”
“What are you doing here?” Fiona asked once again.
“Just evening things out a bit. I felt you should be warned that those sexy asses of yours are in for one hell of a spanking because I don’t think that Val and his brothers will take too kindly to your little stunt here.” He ran his hand across Fiona’s cheek. “But whoever you are, I will take care of your spanking myself if they need me to.”
Fiona hurled a burst of light at Taro, who was only a foot away from her. Her tiny gasp and wide eyes told Gitana it hadn’t had the effect she expected. “Why didn’t it work on you?”
“Oh, we have so much to discover about one another, little one. What is your name?”
Fiona’s eyes narrowed. “Leave us be.” She turned to Gitana. “We must return to the palace before Val becomes upset.”
“It’s a little late for that. Welcome home, Gitana. I’m sure you and I will get to know each other better soon enough.” Then he vanished.
A glimmer in the corner of her eye caught her attention. Standing at the edge of the monument was Val. The look of anger on his face sent a shiver down her spine.
“What the hell do you think you are doing here?” Val asked as he stepped onto the platform. “Do you have any idea what this will mean?”
“Do not take it out on her because it was my idea.”
“I don’t give a damn whose idea it was, Fiona. It was stupid because now every enemy out there knows you are here.”
“Good,” Gitana said, looking him in the eye. “I refuse to run and hide after everything I have seen today.”
Val turned and ran his hands through his hair, a deep sigh filling the area. Cal and Jax laughed loudly, clearly amused as always at something that only they could find humor in.
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The other brothers formed a circle around the outer edge of the monument, all of their gazes on either Gitana or the red light bursting upward into the sky.
Fiona walked toward Val and touched his arm. “You knew this had to happen soon, brother.”
Gitana could barely hear his response. “I just wanted to have her to myself a little longer before having to share her with the masses.”
She looked around, surprised by the honest response and the melancholy tone
The question surprised Gitana. Hadn’t he said no one could know about him?
The man laughed. “I thought you read minds easily.”
“You block me now. How?”
“Ah, my little one, I had not expected you last time. You will never get the chance to read my thoughts again now that I know how you do it,” the man teased. “I hope you enjoyed them while you could.”
“Hardly,” Fiona replied.
Gitana heard the crack in the woman’s voice and wondered if there was something between the two of them. This was someone she didn’t care to mess with. Surely he had a weakness but based on his previous decimation of those creatures, she wasn’t sure what that would be.
“Taro, what are you doing here?”
“Ah, my sweet Shana.” The man walked away from Fiona and embraced Shana in a
firm hug. “I can get by with this since your mate is not around. I merely dropped in to meet the one that lit the monument so easily.”
“Then you should arrange a meeting through her future mate,” Fiona said angrily.
Gitana looked at the man that came to stand before her, his gaze silently assessing her.
“You are one remarkable woman, Gitana. Val’s going to have his hands full in more ways than one, I bet.” The sensual tone to his voice ran through her as she stared at him. Who was this man?
“Gitana, this is Taro,” Shana said. “He resides in the hall of the gods but from what Lucian has told me, he could be an oracle, a god, or just an errand boy.”
“Errand boy?”
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Taro laughed. “That’s a good one.”
“What are you doing here?” Fiona asked once again.
“Just evening things out a bit. I felt you should be warned that those sexy asses of yours are in for one hell of a spanking because I don’t think that Val and his brothers will take too kindly to your little stunt here.” He ran his hand across Fiona’s cheek. “But whoever you are, I will take care of your spanking myself if they need me to.”
Fiona hurled a burst of light at Taro, who was only a foot away from her. Her tiny gasp and wide eyes told Gitana it hadn’t had the effect she expected. “Why didn’t it work on you?”
“Oh, we have so much to discover about one another, little one. What is your name?”
Fiona’s eyes narrowed. “Leave us be.” She turned to Gitana. “We must return to the palace before Val becomes upset.”
“It’s a little late for that. Welcome home, Gitana. I’m sure you and I will get to know each other better soon enough.” Then he vanished.
A glimmer in the corner of her eye caught her attention. Standing at the edge of the monument was Val. The look of anger on his face sent a shiver down her spine.
“What the hell do you think you are doing here?” Val asked as he stepped onto the platform. “Do you have any idea what this will mean?”
“Do not take it out on her because it was my idea.”
“I don’t give a damn whose idea it was, Fiona. It was stupid because now every enemy out there knows you are here.”
“Good,” Gitana said, looking him in the eye. “I refuse to run and hide after everything I have seen today.”
Val turned and ran his hands through his hair, a deep sigh filling the area. Cal and Jax laughed loudly, clearly amused as always at something that only they could find humor in.
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The other brothers formed a circle around the outer edge of the monument, all of their gazes on either Gitana or the red light bursting upward into the sky.
Fiona walked toward Val and touched his arm. “You knew this had to happen soon, brother.”
Gitana could barely hear his response. “I just wanted to have her to myself a little longer before having to share her with the masses.”
She looked around, surprised by the honest response and the melancholy tone
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