“Just heal me already,” he says through pained breaths.
“Say please,” I request. After he rolled his eyes at me, I think that’s the least he could do.
He glares at me, and it’s one of those ‘if looks could kill’ moments which really makes me want to laugh.
“Please,” he mutters.
“That looked like it hurt more to say than the stab wound itself,” Gareth says with a laugh.
“It did,” Leopold says lowly.
I chuckle before closing my eyes and concentrating on healing his thigh.
I picture what I want to do. I see the blood stopping and the skin knitting itself back together.
Leopold’s secret doesn’t seem so bad. He just likes to read romance books. He has a hidden wall in his section of the palace where he has a giant shelf filled with them. I’m feeling pretty jealous right now. I would like to get my hands on some of those books in his collection.
Once I don’t feel anymore injuries on Leopold, I open my eyes and smirk at him. I plan to find out at least one secret abouteveryone. I’m getting better at controlling that power, so I don’t need to read them if I don’t want to. I’m sure if it was a high stress moment, it would be a different story.
“Now let’s take a break. I’m starving from chasing all of you around,” I tell them.
They all move to the kitchen. Lucifer must have told his staff that we were ready for food because they all start coming out and serving us once we are all seated.
Silas puts his hand on my thigh while everyone converses.
I look at each of my new family members. A feeling of peace and home comes over me.
I started planning my bonding ceremony, but I feel sad that I can’t share it with any friends. The brothers talk about taking Silas out before the ceremony; kind of like a bachelor party, but they said they weren’t seeing strippers or anything like humans do.
A girls’ night would be perfect, but I will have to wait for the other brides to start coming in before I can have a night like that.
Lucifer must have been reading my thoughts because he tells me that we have plans that night.
I have no idea what he has planned, but I’m sure it will be fun. One thing I have learned about Lucifer is that he likes to play jokes on people and just have fun in general. When he’s in the palace around his kids, he’s free to be like that. If anyone else comes around, he is much more serious and intimidating.
After we eat and plans are made, Silas and I head back to our side of the palace where we can spend the evening alone together.
“This was a good evening. I think everyone needed it. I have a feeling that something is coming,” Silas tells me.
“It has been quiet for a long time, so I think you might be right,” I tell him.
“I will protect you,” he tells me.
I look at him and sigh.
“I know you will try to protect me but, if this person is after the throne, we are all in danger here. I will protect you too.”
His eyes soften at my words.
I can only hope we have all the brides bonded in time so they aren’t killed.
“I want to wait until after the bonding ceremony to have sex,” I blurt out.
He freezes at my words before replying, “Okay we can wait. I don’t want you to feel pressured to have sex with me.”
“I don’t feel pressured. I want to have sex but, since it will truly be my first time, I want it to be special. The bonding ceremony is like a wedding, so it feels right that it will be that night,” I tell him.
“Okay baby. That sounds perfect,” he says.