stunning. I’ve always been jealous.”
“She must have a downfall?”
Something crosses her eyes, and for a second I’m sure it’s fear. It vanishes quickly, though.
“She has terrible taste in men, and one day it will ruin her.”
“I’d like to meet her one day,” I say just as the door slams open.
Knight runs in so fast I just about see a blur of movement that lands on my cushion.
“You must be Dove.” Knight nods at her. “I expected you to be a bird, and I am disappointed.”
Dove laughs, as do I.
“This is Knight,” I say.
She smiles warmly at him. “Nice to meet you. Sorry I disappointed you. How come you’re living here?”
“I have family here,” he replies, and it melts my heart a little. He considers us family. “And the food is good when the moody one doesn’t hide it with bombs.”
“Bombs?” I echo, raising an eyebrow.
He nods before disappearing and coming back in seconds with the diamond object I’ve wanted since seeing it Paris. The one Caspian had.
“Put that down!” Dove shouts, rushing over and carefully taking it off Knight. “You’d blow this entire building up if you dropped it.”
“I had no idea that was a bomb,” I whisper, biting my lip. “No wonder Caspian looks so scared when I threw it in the air like a ball.”
Dove turns on me with wide eyes and gently places the diamond bomb on the table. “You are scary to hang out with, you know that?”
“Apparently so,” I mutter and glance at Knight. “Any other bombs I should know about?”
“Yes. The moody one has three drawers full of bombs, daggers, guns, and various other things. Want to see?”
I shake my head, and Dove chuckles, returning to my side.
“I like your pet,” she says.
I glance at Knight and smile softly. “He isn’t a pet. He’s family.”
“What does Caspian think of your family?” she questions, and I grimace.
“Nothing good. He woke up with his pillow on fire every morning this month, thanks to Dragon. He likes to sleep with Caspian and somehow sneaks in every night,” I admit, and she bursts into giggles.
“I should have got Caspian a dragon years ago.”
I rest my head and laugh with her, even as my thoughts wander to Caspian. My gaze strays over to the door. I haven’t seen him in hours, or all day for that matter. Where the hell is he?
Chapter 20
Lilith Thornblood
I pat my arm a few times, putting out the flames that the dragon spit up on me moments ago. My coat is a burnt, but it’s not as bad as the couch. I enter the living room where it sits with a massive burnt patch on it, and Dragon has dug himself a bed in the gap overnight. Caspian is going to be mad if he comes back.
No, when he’s back.
I leave the apartment after feeding Knight and Dragon, heading upstairs. I lift my hand and knock on Dove’s door a few times before it swings open. Standing in the doorway is Dove herself, wrapped in a white towel, her hair dripping water onto the floor.
“Hey, bestie! What’s up?”
My stomach gives a twist again when she calls me her bestie. “Have you seen Caspian this morning or last night?”
She shakes her head. “No, why?”
“He’s been missing since I got back from training with the prince and he was out all night,” I explain, but I smile so she doesn’t see how much I’m freaking out. “I’m sure he just got drunk at a bar but I can’t help but be a worried.”
Truthfully, I am more than a little worried. In fact, I’m outright panicked about the idea that Caspian didn’t come back since late last night or this morning. It isn’t like him to be away this long.
“I last saw Caspian around six yesterday morning, and he said had a mission somewhere in Wales,” she tells me. “I thought you’d be with him, to be honest.”
I shake my head, my response dying on my lips. Why would he go on a mission on his own? My thoughts immediately go to how he seems so mad since I’ve come back from Japan with Alaric, which is unfair on so many levels. He’s made it constantly clear that doesn’t actually like me, let alone want to be with me. I don’t want to play games, and having a bit of happiness isn’t something I should be punished for. What happens between me and Alaric has nothing to do with Caspian, especially not when he will never want