Chapter 0915

I bite my lip, fighting a smile, and Jackson sends me a nudge down the bond. When I look up at him and he frowns at me, clearly wanting to know what's going on, I break into a laugh.

He just scowls and shakes his head, wanting to know but not pushing it, knowing I'm not giving him any secrets until he tells me what Jesse told him about the Underworld. So, we are, essentially, still at a stalemate.

"Did you ever find Maryam?" Jesse asks, leaning forward towards Rafe even as his hand snatches out, grabbing a piece of Midnight's cake and making her squeak in protest as he quickly pops it in his mouth.

Ben and Elias perk up just as Jacks and I do, all of us turning towards Rafe.

"Yes," Rafe sighs, leaning back against his hands, rolling his eyes up towards the roof of the yurt. "I found her. She's...back."

"How'd you convince her to come back?" I ask, my voice a fascinated whisper. "Um," he says, looking down at his lap, grimacing. "I...kind of didn't."

"Rafe,” Jesse says, laughing and already shaking his head. "What'd you do, carry her?"

I laugh and turn back to Rafe, but when he doesn't answer - his grimace deepening and his cheeks going red - we all burst out into laughter.

I whip a hand across Jackson, smacking my brother hard on the arm. "Rafe!

Seriously!? You carried her back, kicking and screaming!?"

"Well, she didn't kick and scream the whole time," he mutters.

I lose it, falling onto Jackson's side, who likewise laughs and wraps his arms around me, holding me close.

groans, looking around at all of us for some sign of pity. "She was at the fucking train station with nothing but

go, Rafe!" Ben calls out, laughing. “She's a grown ass woman she can decide where she goes! What,

not my prisoner," Rafe

locked in a room somewhere?"

isn't locked!" Rafe bites

I ask, a sneaky smile

looks away again, making us all crack

starts laughing. "She's my fucking

overly dramatic. "Those death machines, notoriously prowled

says, nodding slowly. "You were right

and not bothering to engage with my critique, realizing now that...he may have

to," Ben says, laughing a little. "Her home isn't dangerous -

not her home that's

Rafe matters. But then

and lays back on

shaking

rub it in

idiot and a jackass. I just...can't let her go until she...doesn't

her and dragging her back to your houes is going

favors

for us," Midnight says,

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