Kindred Souls Complete Series: Books 1-4

Chapter Twenty-One

Bastian knocked onthe door the next morning before the meeting. I sat up from my position curled up between Sky and Aster when Whist stepped aside for Bastian to enter.

I forced myself to relax back into the couch, watching him from beneath my lashes as he nodded in greeting.

“What brings you here?” Whist asked.

“The Assembly has requested Rhapsody’s presence at the meeting today. All of you are welcome to join.”

“Why?” I asked.

“I’m not at liberty to explain, but it’s nothing to be concerned over.”

I looked over at Indigo, who nodded. “All right. I’d be happy to come along.”

“Excellent. We will see you there.” He turned on his heel and left without another word.

I stared after him with heavy eyes, hurting for him and the pain he still struggled with.

Sky cursed, glaring at the door. “He’s being a stubborn fool.”

“He’s mourning.”

“So were you when we met you. You still are. But you keep fighting and you let us in. You let us help you. His pain would lessen if he let you in.”

“Perhaps.”

Elora sighed. “The kindred bond is strong. I once loved someone more than I believed possible, but when I met Indigo, it was leagues stronger and made my love for my first love look almost foolish. That’s what he’s struggling with. He doesn’t want to lose himself in Rhapsody and forget his wife. He doesn’t want a love with her to erase what he had. And while it won’t, it’s a valid fear.”

“You can love more than one person at a time even without the kindred bond,” Sky said in a harsh tone.

Elora nodded. “You can. And it’s something he needs to learn.”

Sky looked over at me and winked, back to his usual cheery self. “I guess you’re getting a taste of your own medicine, eh? Finally met your match in sheer stubbornness.”

I scowled and stuck my tongue out at the ass. “It’s a nice change of pace from constantly having the lot of you needy bastards panting after me.”

Sky clutched his hands to his chest and staggered back, acting like I’d struck him with a mortal blow while everyone else in the room laughed.

Aster shook his head with a huff. “Sky has been a horrible influence on you. His smart mouth has rubbed off.”

Whist smirked. “I can’t handle two of them.”

Sky stalked over and yanked me off of the couch, pulling me towards the bedroom. “If the two of us are such a hardship to be around, we can leave you alone.”

I slapped his arm and pulled away from him. “No time for that. We have to get to the meeting.”

“Boring.” He bent to whisper in my ear. “I’d much rather stay here and fuck you for the next three hours.”

My stomach fluttered. “Asshole.”