compete with me, but I doubt it.”
She shuddered at the thought of living that long and quickly put it from her mind. It was too much to cope with. “I’ll see you at my party.” She looked up as Kade entered the room.
“Send me an invite.” Ronan disconnected.
“What have you done now, Amber?”
She smiled at Kade as she rose to her feet. She was actually feeling a little more in control of her life after that call. “Send Ronan an invite.”
Kade stared at her. “I hope you know what you’re doing.”
She held her smile in place, refusing to answer since she didn’t know how many listened in. She wondered what Rian told Kade when he glanced in that direction and nodded. What did it matter? She could find out later. Right now she had other matters to deal with. Her smile disappeared. “What’s with the separate rooms?”
“What?”
“Why did you put me in a room next to yours?”
Kade looked confused. “You want to share my room? Don’t you always complain that you never have enough space?”
Amber shrugged. “I’ve kind of gotten used to you there each night.” When Kade smiled, Amber jabbed a finger at his chest. “But don’t go getting any ideas.”
Kade laughed. “Too late. I’ve been having ideas for months.”
Amber bit back a smile as she pushed past him. “Then make sure you continue to keep them to yourself.” She strode to Kade’s room and flung open the door. It was very similar to the room she’d been given except it was done in navy velvet. It wasn’t home, but it would do. For now.
Chapter Seven
Amber was woken by whispering at the door. She stretched and realised the bed was empty. Well, other than her of course. Leaning up on an elbow, she tried to look past Rian to see who was at the door. When that failed, she strained to hear. “Let her in,” she mumbled and then drew a pillow over her face. It had taken her ages to fall asleep last night. Too many worries and a completely different environment. She held on tight to her pillow as someone tried to pull it away from her.
“Come on, Amber. I’m starving. Let’s go have breakfast,” Crystal pleaded.
“Sleeping.”
“Then why did you let me into your room?”
“To tell you to go away.” She rolled over onto her stomach when Crystal succeeded in taking the pillow from her.
“You’re missing an amazing day. Come on.” Crystal shook Amber.
“Ronan’s coming to my party.”
Crystal stopped shaking her. “What! Why?”
“Because I invited him.”
“Get up and tell me what you’re going on about. Are you sure you didn’t dream that?”
Amber rolled back over and smiled at Crystal. “Nope.”
“Doesn’t he have enough people watching you without needing to do the job himself? He’s got two in your bedroom right now.”
Amber glanced around her room and saw only Rian. And he wasn’t Ronan’s anymore. “Rian is my warrior.”
“Okay. Fine. But the other one is his.” Crystal gestured towards the window.
Amber’s bedroom door burst open again and Flinn strode in. “I’ve been looking everywhere for you. Why didn’t you answer me when I called?”
Crystal gestured over her shoulder for him to wait a moment as she addressed the window. “Of course I can see you. You’re standing right there near the window.” She turned to face Flinn. “And I didn’t answer because I’m not a dog. Don’t call me like I’m one.”
Amber slid out of bed and walked towards her window. No one was there. She turned to face Crystal. “Forget about Flinn for a minute. What do you mean someone’s at the window?” Amber half screamed as a man appeared at her window. She jumped back from him, Rian immediately as her side, steadying her.
“You are safe. This is Chait, one of Ronan’s Golds,” Rian assured her.
“But he’s been there the entire time.” Crystal looked around at everyone with bewilderment in her eyes.
“You can see into the Void?” Chait took a step towards Crystal.
“I
She shuddered at the thought of living that long and quickly put it from her mind. It was too much to cope with. “I’ll see you at my party.” She looked up as Kade entered the room.
“Send me an invite.” Ronan disconnected.
“What have you done now, Amber?”
She smiled at Kade as she rose to her feet. She was actually feeling a little more in control of her life after that call. “Send Ronan an invite.”
Kade stared at her. “I hope you know what you’re doing.”
She held her smile in place, refusing to answer since she didn’t know how many listened in. She wondered what Rian told Kade when he glanced in that direction and nodded. What did it matter? She could find out later. Right now she had other matters to deal with. Her smile disappeared. “What’s with the separate rooms?”
“What?”
“Why did you put me in a room next to yours?”
Kade looked confused. “You want to share my room? Don’t you always complain that you never have enough space?”
Amber shrugged. “I’ve kind of gotten used to you there each night.” When Kade smiled, Amber jabbed a finger at his chest. “But don’t go getting any ideas.”
Kade laughed. “Too late. I’ve been having ideas for months.”
Amber bit back a smile as she pushed past him. “Then make sure you continue to keep them to yourself.” She strode to Kade’s room and flung open the door. It was very similar to the room she’d been given except it was done in navy velvet. It wasn’t home, but it would do. For now.
Chapter Seven
Amber was woken by whispering at the door. She stretched and realised the bed was empty. Well, other than her of course. Leaning up on an elbow, she tried to look past Rian to see who was at the door. When that failed, she strained to hear. “Let her in,” she mumbled and then drew a pillow over her face. It had taken her ages to fall asleep last night. Too many worries and a completely different environment. She held on tight to her pillow as someone tried to pull it away from her.
“Come on, Amber. I’m starving. Let’s go have breakfast,” Crystal pleaded.
“Sleeping.”
“Then why did you let me into your room?”
“To tell you to go away.” She rolled over onto her stomach when Crystal succeeded in taking the pillow from her.
“You’re missing an amazing day. Come on.” Crystal shook Amber.
“Ronan’s coming to my party.”
Crystal stopped shaking her. “What! Why?”
“Because I invited him.”
“Get up and tell me what you’re going on about. Are you sure you didn’t dream that?”
Amber rolled back over and smiled at Crystal. “Nope.”
“Doesn’t he have enough people watching you without needing to do the job himself? He’s got two in your bedroom right now.”
Amber glanced around her room and saw only Rian. And he wasn’t Ronan’s anymore. “Rian is my warrior.”
“Okay. Fine. But the other one is his.” Crystal gestured towards the window.
Amber’s bedroom door burst open again and Flinn strode in. “I’ve been looking everywhere for you. Why didn’t you answer me when I called?”
Crystal gestured over her shoulder for him to wait a moment as she addressed the window. “Of course I can see you. You’re standing right there near the window.” She turned to face Flinn. “And I didn’t answer because I’m not a dog. Don’t call me like I’m one.”
Amber slid out of bed and walked towards her window. No one was there. She turned to face Crystal. “Forget about Flinn for a minute. What do you mean someone’s at the window?” Amber half screamed as a man appeared at her window. She jumped back from him, Rian immediately as her side, steadying her.
“You are safe. This is Chait, one of Ronan’s Golds,” Rian assured her.
“But he’s been there the entire time.” Crystal looked around at everyone with bewilderment in her eyes.
“You can see into the Void?” Chait took a step towards Crystal.
“I
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