Brynna (Stone Society) - Faith Gibson Page 0,16

and I are going to live sits on over a thousand acres. There’s plenty of room for another house. I know how much Brynna loves it out there, and I would love to have her close when she’s in Norway. So, after you design our house, maybe you can design her one too.”

Being an architect, Travis had already designed his dream home, but he’d never allowed himself to think about the possibility of it becoming a reality one day. He could see it among the trees on Banyan’s property, but that was his dream, not Brynna’s. And he wouldn’t get his hopes up about something that would probably never come to fruition, no matter what Banyan said.

Chapter Four

Brynna thoroughly enjoyed Uri’s company. The male was so much more laid back than she expected, especially when he joined her for a manicure. The nail technician thought he was joking when he set down the blue polish, but when he assured her he was serious, she got busy working on his hands. Brynna cringed at the woman’s attempt at flirting, so she did the woman a favor and started a conversation with Uri about the house he and his “husband” were building. The woman deflated but remained professional.

“Speaking of houses, when are you going to have the talk with Travis?” Uri asked. Brynna knew which talk he was referring to, but she couldn’t speak freely about mating in front of the human. “I mean, you all but asked him to move in with you last night when you were talking about redecorating. Banyan’s right, Bryn, you need to let him know why.”

Brynna slung her long hair over her shoulder as she gave him her full attention. “You don’t think it’s too soon?”

“Nope. If you hadn’t spent the last month or so playing house with the man, maybe.”

Brynna arched a brow at him. “It’s not like that.”

“And I didn’t mean it like that. But you have to admit you spend more time together than alone. If he didn’t care about you, he wouldn’t do that. He’d go home to his dog, watch bad television, and eat whatever frozen dinner was in his fridge.”

“He could just like my cooking.” Brynna smirked because she knew Travis loved her cooking.

“He could, but if he wasn’t over Rachel, I don’t think even prime rib would ease his guilt.”

“Maybe.”

Uri let the subject go, and they finished their manicures in companionable silence. Once their nails were dry, they paid and walked outside into the cool air. When they reached the car, Brynna stopped, turning to look at her brother’s gorgeous mate. “Not once since I’ve known you have you ever painted your nails.”

“And?”

“What’s the real reason you came with me today?” Brynna carefully opened the car door, making sure she didn’t chip the dark berry polish. She slipped into the passenger seat and waited for Uri to get in the car.

“Can’t I spend time with my favorite princess without an ulterior motive?” Uri was less careful with his short, navy nails.

“If I thought for a second you didn’t have one, then yes. But I’ve been around you and my brother long enough to know when you speak silently to one another. You’re both up to something. Wait, did you come with me so Banyan could be alone with Travis? Oh, Odin. Please tell me B isn’t having a talk with my mate!”

Uri pulled the car out of the parking lot, flipped the visor down, and headed away from the house. They had already talked about where Brynna wanted to go next, so it made sense he was driving that direction. Now, though, she didn’t think shopping was such a good idea. “Urijah Aldobrand, answer me.”

“That’s Urijah Aldobrand Holgersen, thank you very much.”

“What? You two aren’t married.”

“Not as far as you know,” Uri said, smirking. “I legally changed my name. It was Banyan’s idea. He wanted us to have the necessary paperwork in place in case something happened to one of us.”

“Do you think something bad’s going to happen?” Brynna knew there was the possibility of someone coming for the crown one day, but if that happened, a name change wouldn’t mean Uri got to be King just because of his name. That’s not the way it worked.

“We hope not, but with Drago still out there gunning for Rafael, we never know what will happen.”

“That’s just another reason for me not to claim Travis. He’s already been targeted by Theron. What if we complete the bond, then Drago comes after