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“To start your day off on the right footing,” I said softly.
“Waking up to you each day does that for me,” he said, wrapping his arms around my waist. He pulled me into his body, moving his head down slowly to take another kiss. I used the opportunity to press my bleeding thumb in the back of his collar, hiding the crimson stain in the thick folds of the fabric. Then I moved to the back of his hairline, pressing my bloodied thumbprint there as well.
I left Gaelin’s room in search of Levos. He was in the kitchen with Madison as she prepared lunch for the alfar.
“Well don’t you look chipper this morning,” he said, looking me up and down. “I haven’t seen you this bouncy in months.”
“I’m trying to look on the positive side of things. Look to the future, not dwelling on the present,” I said.
“That’s the spirit,” said Madison, moving the raw dough to the oven.
“Can I steal him away for a bit?” I asked Madison.
“Please do. I can’t get any work done around here with him hovering over me.”
Levos rolled his eyes, plopping down from the counter, pulling Madison in for a kiss. “Soon, you won’t have a choice but to endure my hovering, mistress,” he said playfully.
She laughed, hitting him in the chest. “Get out of here,” she said.
It was still odd to me that the title of ‘mistress' could hold any type of sentimental meaning for a woman, but I guess in her situation, it would mean she would be able to be with the male she loved. Levos followed me out of the kitchen and into the city.
“Why are you so happy?” he asked, not taking his eyes off me.
“I just have a feeling we are all about to get everything we want a lot sooner,” I replied.
He laughed, stopping in front of me. “What have you done, sweet Genevieve? Does it have something to do with that dagger I had made for you?”
I shook my head. “How is a dagger going to get us everything we want?” I asked, stepping in front of him.
“Did you have another vision?”
I shrugged. “Maybe…”
“Oh, come on. Do tell. Don’t leave me in the dark here.”
“I can’t. I don’t want to jinx it. If it is true, you will know soon enough.”
“I hate secrets.”
“Yeah well, I am full of them, so get used to it.”
“You aren’t lying there,” he laughed, pulling in front of me again. His face was softer, more focused. “Just tell me you aren’t in danger.”
“No, Levos, I am not,” I said, unsure if I had just lied to him.
He smiled. “Okay then, I can wait for my surprise a little longer, I suppose.” He started walking ahead of me.
I pulled the pin from my hair and pricked my finger. “Levos,” I called.
He turned around.
I rushed into his arms, hugging him tightly. I marked his clothing with my blood in the same places I had Gaelin’s then marked my print behind his hairline, out of sight. “You are truly the best friend I could have ever asked for.” I pulled away, looking into his eyes. “Out of everyone here, I am most grateful that I met you.”
He smiled shyly, yet question and concern filled his eyes. “Why do I feel like this is a sendoff or a goodbye? Gen, you are starting to worry me. What’s wrong?”
“Nothing, Levos. Everything is okay. I just… I want you to know how much you mean to me,” I said, pulling out of his grip.
“Well, don’t let Gaelin hear you say that. He would string me up and gut me for taking your affection away from him.”