Page 35 of Frosty and the Reaper

“Try a piece of fruit from the Tree of Life,” Lia suggested with a sly grin.

“The what now?” Braxton asked, surprised.

As Lia explained the fruit to the rest of them, Kami noticed Jillian Swift was staring off into the distance as if she were lost in thought.

Jilli was a remarkably gifted young witch known for her rare talent as a soothsayer. The ability to glimpse into the future was extraordinarily uncommon, which is why Aegis Academy made an exception and let her enroll early. Although Jilli had not yet undergone her awakening, her soothsayer abilities were already impressive.

Kami recognized Jilli’s glazed eyes as the look she got when she was having one of her day visions. Those were a little more confusing and less direct than the dreams she had while she was sleeping, but they were still just as valid.

“What is it? What did you see?” Ramsey, Prince of the Summer Fae Kingdom, demanded when he also noticed Jilli’s space out. When she didn’t answer, he simply continued to eat a slice of pizza as he waited for her vision to finish.

“I can’t believe your mate stole the Tree of Life,” Braxton said, sounding impressed.

“He didn’t steal it. He relocated it since people kept trying to destroy it,” Kami corrected.

“See? This is why people can’t have nice things,” Kellen quipped.

“It’s tasty,” Raiden said after trying a piece of the fruit.

“About the school idea, I think it could work. But instead of making them attend an academy, it might be best to have the teachers go to them,” Ramsey suggested.

“Oh, that’s better,” Lia praised. “But who is going to take charge of them? Herding a bunch of pissed-off, old as dirt reapers has to be worse than trying to herd a bunch of cats.”

“We’ve already contacted someone to take care of that task,” Zander announced as soon as he and Devlin teleported into the room.

Hearing his voice, Kami was up and out of her seat, running toward him before she even realized she was moving. He caughther on the fly as she leapt at him, and he spun her around while chuckling at her antics.

“Are you okay? You weren’t hurt, were you? Of course, you weren’t,” she said, answering her own question. “How did it go? Did you catch the bad guys?”

“Bad guys have been dealt with,” Zander reported, stroking a hand down her hair.

Uncaring about their audience, he leaned in and pressed his lips to hers for a long, thorough kiss. When he pulled back, he kept one arm wrapped around her waist and easily carried her back to the table. Sitting down, he settled her on his lap as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

She could feel herself blushing but didn’t try to move. She had been missing him too damn much to pretend otherwise.

“You should have reached out and contacted me if you were feeling this way,”Zander scolded gently.

She blinked at him in surprise.“But you were…somewhere out there.”

“Our magic and the strength of our bond should allow you to reach me anywhere.”

Devon sighed happily. “They’re so cute together. In a really scary, Beauty and the Beast, sort of way. Not that I’m calling you a beast,” she hurried to explain. “Oh, shit. That came out wrong. I just meant—”

“Calm down, mate,” Braxton said, leaning in to kiss her forehead.

When Zander turned his attention toward them, Devon huddled closer to her mate. Kami noticed that Zander only gave Devon a cursory look before focusing his intense gaze on Braxton.

“You are Lucifer’s son,” Zander stated, staring at the younger male.

“I am,” Braxton said, lifting his chin as if in challenge.

“Oh, man. Please don’t fight here,” Micah pleaded. “We just got control of the kingdom, and I would hate to see it reduced to rubble so soon.”

“There is no fighting one of the four, unless there is a betrayal deserving of death.” Zander turned to address Devlin. “What does this mean for Raziel? How can he be replaced when I never felt him die?”

“I have no idea,” Devlin admitted. “I don’t believe he is dead, just missing.”

“What are you guys talking about?” Kami asked, feeling totally confused.