The Summer King Bundle 3 Stories - Jennifer L. Armentrout Page 0,59

night. He’d fed and I’d had a full body orgasm, which was freaking lovely, but things would be awkward now. And that was something I should’ve thought of before I came—

The door opened and there he was, standing before me, looking utterly surprised to see me, but looking really good while being surprised.

Caden was wearing a gray Henley that showed off his well-defined shoulders and chest, and he was actually wearing dark jeans and barefoot.

The man had sexy feet and that was something I never thought I’d think.

I’d never seen him so… normal.

Well, not that he could ever truly look normal, not when his features were so unbelievably pieced together perfectly.

“What are you doing here?” he asked, his voice low.

“Hi.” My heart flopped around in my chest. “Sorry to, um, just stop by unannounced, but I’ve discovered something that…” I trailed off as Caden started to step out in the hallway, about to close the door behind him.

“Who’s at the door?” came a voice—a vaguely familiar female voice.

My gaze shifted beyond Caden as I thought I heard him curse. His doorway opened right up into the kitchen and living room, so I saw her immediately.

At first, I didn’t recognize her, because I’d only seen her briefly, and I wasn’t expecting to see her again.

Because I was pretty confident that she was dead.

It was the female fae from Flux—the one who had led me to Tobias.

Alyssa.

She was wearing some sort of black sheath dress, one that clung to her lean, graceful figure and showed off the luminous silvery skin and cleavage and legs for days.

Her head tilted to the side as her brows rose. She looked just as surprised to see me as Caden had.

My gaze dropped to her hand. She was holding… a glass of nightshade and she was also barefoot.

Stomach twisting, I took a step back as my gaze swung back to Caden’s. He said… he had said that he’d killed the fae who’d been outside the room I’d been in with Tobias, and Alyssa most definitely had been outside.

And now she was here with Caden, dressed in a sexy sheath of a dress, drinking nightshade with an equally barefoot Caden.

The intimacy of what I was so obviously interrupting was just as shocking as seeing Alyssa alive—a Winter fae with the Summer Prince, in his apartment, drinking nightshade.

Shock thundered through me as the pieces were trying to fit themselves together and the stupidest thing entered my head at that moment. I’ve never wanted anyone as much as I want you.

God.

I was so dumb it should be illegal.

“Who is this?” Alyssa asked, drawing closer, her red lips curling up in a curious smile.

Caden’s gaze flickered over my face as he arched a brow. “No one.”

My entire body jolted as my eyes locked with his. He stared at me like… like he honestly couldn’t believe I was standing in front of him.

“That’s disappointing.” Alyssa was standing behind Caden now, and he tensed when she placed a hand on his upper arm and rubbed. “I thought it was delivery.”

Delivery.

As in I was delivering myself as food to them. Dear God. My mind raced through the possibilities. Either everything Caden had told me from the get-go was a lie, including who he’d killed outside Tobias’ room and the whole not feeding thing, or I was missing something very important here.

But at the moment, none of that mattered. I needed to get out of here. “I’m sorry,” I said, my voice hoarse. “I have the wrong place.”

“Obviously.” Alyssa smirked as she curled her hand around his arm. “I don’t do plain and old.”

“Neither do I,” Caden added.

I flinched. Wow. That was… that was freaking harsh. I started to turn, because I was this close to attempting to stab both of them.

“Wait.” Alyssa stepped around Caden. “Wait a second. Do I know you?”

Shit.

“You look familiar,” she said.

Caden turned into the female fae, circling his arm around her slender waist as he laughed. “You don’t know her. Come on, there are things we need to get back to.”

She was still staring at me. “But—”

Then Caden’s mouth was on her neck, and he was saying something too low for me to hear as he guided her back into the apartment. A soft series of giggles erupted from her as he kicked the door closed in my face, without even looking back at me.

* * * *

I stood inside Thieves, nursing a rum and Coke as I scanned the crowded floor. I had no idea what I was