" Caerys interrupted, quickly. It wasn't the question Gabriel had been asking, but as he turned to say Caerys shook her head gently to dissuade him."W...at was... what is it?" he asked, still facing Caerys as Sophie edged around him just out of reach."He was a healer, it seems." Caerys raised her unharmed arms, turning them this way and that which only served to display dried blood and ground in dirt, but he understood the implication.Sophie reached out to lay a hand on his shoulder, and the. Because of her we were under cover, watching a patrol of Daoine Sidhe whom we believed were looking for something or someone (most likely Sidhe, they wouldn’t normally have a problem detecting a normal human).‘Must be important, ‘ Adsila sent to me. ‘They’re way too close to areas we control for it to be anything but.’ ‘I agree, though we’ve seen no sign of whatever they’re after, ‘ I replied.‘I’m not detecting anyone, but they are capable of hiding from us if they really want to, ‘ she. The room fills with heavy breathing and the wet slap of flesh against flesh. I want to moan and scream and say the nastiest things, but I’m afraid it’ll break the moment. Leo’s fucking me like all the oxygen he needs is inside my body. Thrust in. Inhale. Pull out. Exhale. The sun and clouds move, patterning shadows against our bodies as his movements become frenzied, breathing erratic. Moments pass before the shrill sound of his ring tone pierces the air. I jump, startled, and tighten. I didn’t know what to do. Did I have time to quickly excuse myself and get away? If that man came near me, I wouldn’t be able to string two words together coherently. I doubted I’d even be able to talk. As he walked over to where we were standing, he quickly stopped by the bar, where one of the waitresses handed him a beer and gave him one of the biggest, most obviously flirtatious smiles I’d ever seen. Soon he was giving Mrs. Waterman a hug and kissing her on the cheek with a loving look in.