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Allie.Revik sent it softly, blowing heat at me.Allie, I love you. I adore you, wife. None of that matters to me. None of it. I only care about your father because I strongly suspectyouwill care, once you get over being so angry at them.

Forcing myself to exhale, I nodded.

I could feel the glimmer of truth there, around Uye, at least.

I felt it around Kali, too, and stopped, blanking my mind.

Yeah,Revik sent with a sigh.I know it’s her you are really mad at.

I didn’t answer. My eyes remained on the group in front of me, taking in faces. Hostility still whispered off my light; I saw eyes avoiding mine.

I didn’t feel anything off Wreg.

Jon felt deeply embarrassed, and like he wished he’d left, too.

Even Varlan’s light had a charge to it I’d never seen before. That charge bled through his normally impenetrable shield, which was something in and of itself. Like a few of the female seers, most of Varlan’s charge seemed to be aimed at Revik. Even as I fought a pale stab of jealousy from watching the older seer check out my husband, I saw Varlan’s attention linger briefly on Raddi, too, who sat on the other side of the brushed steel table.

Then again, Raddi was also pretty hot.

Feeling a dart of anger off Revik, I glanced up, smiling in spite of myself. Feeling his lack of returning humor, I merged my light deeper into his, closing my eyes and feeling his arm and body tense when it made both of our pain worse.

You can’t seriously be worried,I chided him.

He pressed a not-subtle erection against the small of my back.

You really want to check out another male right now, wife?His words sent pain through my light. He held me tighter, his light flooding into mine.Right in front of me? That seems like a good idea to you? Really?

I clicked at him from inside my mind.I don’t think you need to worry. I can barely stand to be in the same damned room with you right now.

His pain coursed higher. His other arm coiled more tightly around my waist, his hand caressing my side as he murmured into my light.

You were staring at Jaden,he accused me quietly.

I grunted, frowning.You can’t be serious. You’re not really serious, are you?

I’m serious that you’re asking for another fucking spanking,he sent, quieter still.Maybe a harder one this time. Definitely with more than just my hand.

My pain worsened.

I wasn’t the only seer in the room to have that reaction.

A few expressions shifted on the seers who remained seated in front of us, right after Revik sent that last string of words.

I saw Balidor’s expression tighten, just before he averted his gaze, his face flushed down to his neck. A faint smile touched Varlan’s lips.

Loki turned a darker shade of red even compared to before. I felt the Middle Eastern seer thinking about Gina then, thinking about her loudly, with visual aids, and I guessed she’d probably be in for a shock when he went to see her later today.

I clamped down harder on the shield around me and Revik.

Even in my embarrassment, my self-control didn’t exactly improve. I pressed deeper into his body, fighting the flush of pain that wound back through both of our lights. His hand tightened on my shoulder. I felt him thinking about what he’d said, even as he tried to keep it out of his light. He didn’t have a lot of success.

You still want to watch me give one of them head, wife?he asked, his mental voice a murmur.Because I think we might get a few volunteers if you ask now.

My face grew hot, even as I avoided a suddenly much more interested glance from Raddi, as well as a significantly less subtle one from Jorag.

I glanced at Tarsi for the first time, even more embarrassed when I remembered she was there, watching and listening to all this. Being Revik’s only living relative and a sight mentor for me, Tarsi always functioned as a kind of grandmother or great-aunt figure for me. Something about seeing her also reminded me of Jon, who was now as bright red as Loki.

The combination finally got me to pull my head together.