to her hair. “I love you, woman.”
“I love you, man,” she said with a smile in her voice.
In contrast, his tone was serious. “You know what kind of man I am.”
“Yes.” She wrapped her arms around his neck. “You’re the man who moves my air.”
He looked around at the disheveled bed and the linen on the floor. “We better stop letting it get out of hand like this.” He grinned. “One of these days, we’re not going to come back down.”
“Stop talking,” she said, pulling his mouth to hers, “and let’s fly higher and wilder.”
“Anything you want, my beauty, but first, it’s my turn.”
Already the air started moving again.
Epilogue
Everyone was gathered for the baptism in the Josselin Castle chapel where Clelia and Joss had gotten married. Kat held Thomas, dressed in a white frock in her arms, facing the priest. For the occasion, she’d shopped with Clelia, dragging a complaining Maya along, and had chosen an off-white dress with blue embroidery. Lann stood next to her, looking ravishingly handsome in a cream pinstripe suit and crisp blue shirt.
As the priest performed the ritual, Kat felt for Lann’s hand. He squeezed her fingers. Cain was there, looking pleased. Erwan sat next to Cain, his weathered face pulled into a grin. Her parents sat behind Cain and Erwan. Her mother’s eyes shone with happy tears, and even her dad had to wipe an inconspicuous hand over his cheek.
Bono sat on the other side of the aisle with Maya. He carried the diaper bag. He’d bought a remote control helicopter as a baptism gift, even if Kat had laughingly told him that Thomas wouldn’t be able to play with it for at least another eight years. Maya wore a green outfit that matched her eyes, looking striking as usual. Clelia and Joss sat behind Maya and Bono, Clelia’s hand grasped in Joss’s big paw. Now that they had the serum, they wanted to start a family as soon as possible. Eve sat next to them, her face serene for the first time in months.
When the ceremony was over, they walked back to the castle for the lunch that was served in the garden. It was a glorious day, too warm for autumn, and Kat wasn’t sure that Lann had nothing to do with it.
As Joss poured the champagne and Lann handed the glasses around, Clelia cuddled Thomas in her arms. She lifted him and sniffed his diaper.
“I think he needs a change,” she said with a wink at Kat.
Bono stepped forward with the diaper bag slung across his shoulder.
Kat laughed. “You can put that down, you know. It won’t run away.”
Clelia handed Thomas to Maya. “Can you be a honey and do a diaper change? I think Kat needs to enjoy the last few hours with her parents before they leave.”
Maya gave Kat a bewildered look. When Kat shrugged, Maya looked back at Clelia with a plea in her eyes.
“Sorry,” Clelia said, “but I have to help Iza serve the lunch.”
Bono chuckled. “Come on, Maya. I’ll help you.”
Maya turned her nose in the air. “How difficult can it be?”
Cain’s laugh was low as he watched Maya stalk off to the house, holding Thomas out in front of her.
“Do you think she’ll manage?” Kat asked with worry.
“Don’t worry,” Clelia said. “Maya is very capable.”
While her mom and dad were talking to Lann, Cain took Kat aside. “Thank you for what you’ve done for my team. You’re a very brave woman.”
Kat smiled. “I’m afraid I can’t take any credit for being brave. I only tried to survive.”
“And you did a great job. Lann is a lucky man.”
She brushed a strand of hand behind her ear. “I’m a lucky woman.”
“I don’t know how Godfrey knew about Lann’s fertility, or how he found out that you were Lann’s mate, but I promise you I’ll find the answers, if it’s the last thing I do.”
“Godfrey did both Lann and me a favor. If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t be as happy as I am.” She wouldn’t be alive.
Cain nodded. “A good attitude to have.”
“Nicolas?”
“No trace of him. We didn’t pick up anything on the cameras from the exit.”
She hoped he’d gotten away. He wasn’t a bad person.
“Are you happy to go back to Santiago?” Cain asked.
“I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.”
“Lann told me you’re going to manage his library.”
“His librarian resigned.”
“It’s good that we’ll have another base. We need one in South America. The kind of life Lann leads, that all of us lead, isn’t always