Chapter 13

 

I patted his arm to settle him again. “It’s okay, Quinton, really I have had worse things said about me, trust me.”

“That will change.” He muttered and picked up his glass.

“Daxx, we don’t look out of place in your realm. You’ll see us for true, but no one else will unless they’ve crossed.” Troy informed me.

“Really?”

He shrugged. “You could have had one of us for a roommate up until you came here yesterday and you never would have known.”

Even though I found that oddly comforting, it still creeped me out as I thought about it. I waved the fork at all of them. “No more talking. Just let me pretend this is a normal day while I stuff my face.” Pointing the fork at Troy and then Chase I lifted one eyebrow at them. “Letting me believe you lived only on emotion and whatnot was bad.”

Chase smiled, but Troy gave me a serious look. “We’re actually pretty normal, in a lot of ways, just that exception of a few abilities and sustenance requirements.”

I took a sip of the coffee, Quinton had poured into my mug and almost moaned. Coffee was my necessary sustenance. “Not that I’ll remember any of this when I wake up from this wild dream, but how many of you are daywalkers?”

Chase raised his hand with a smirk on his handsome face. “I guess mother’s genes prevailed.” He lowered it and motioned to his siblings around the table. “Any one from this family can come to my side; it’s just safer if I come here.”

More questions were filed for a later date. “I’ll have to come check out your side sometime.”

“It would be an honor to have you.” He grinned.

“Is that really a good idea?” Rafael asked hesitantly.

Chase clicked his tongue and shook his head. “My dear boy, if you think Daxx’s only weapon is her cute little blade and sounding pissed off, I have the feeling you’re in for a big surprise.” He flashed a smile at me. “I suspect she might just kick some ass when she’s in full swing, even large royal ones. Isn’t that right, kitten?”

It sounded like a compliment, until he added the cat reference to the end. “I guess we’ll see.” Setting the cup down I glanced around at the men watching my every single move. “Will you be staying on for practice, Chase, or are you needed on your side?”

He chuckled and raised his cups to me. “Oh, I think anything pending can wait this evening. I wouldn’t miss the chance for you to kick my ass for anything.”

Challenge accepted, I toasted him with my cup and took a sip.

“You will not hurt her.” Quinton said with a deadly tone.

Patting his arm, again, I winked at him. “I won’t hurt him either.”

Serious brown eyes studied me for a minute and then they widened. “Oh.” He reached into his pocket and held out a small cell phone. “This is for you. I put all of our numbers into it for you.”

I took the phone and looked at it. Top of the line and something I would never have been able to buy for myself. “This will work on both sides?” He nodded. I turned it on and tried to navigate through the menu screen. “This is so great. Thank you. I lost mine last week in the river when I had to jump in and haul a runner to shore…”

“You what?” Michael inquired.

I glanced at him and then back to the phone. “Bail jumper. He thought he could just hop off the ferry and get away from me.” I found the contacts section and opened it. “I hauled his shocked ass to the shore, which wasn’t easy while he was trying to choke the life out me, let me tell you, if I hadn’t broken his nose I might not have got it done.”

“Please, no more.” Michael held up his hand.

Chase was chuckling again and giving me a look of what I could only describe as pure adoration. Troy was studying the food left on his plate and smiling at it.

Reading what was on the screen, I looked up at Quinton who shrugged. Under Victor he had put ‘Victor uptight head of justice’. I scrolled to his number listing and glanced at him again when I read ‘Quinton rescuer of damsels.’ I exited the screen and tucked it into my back pocket before anyone could see how their brother saw them. “Thanks.” I added quietly.

“Of course.” He said from behind his mug.