Red Moon Secrets (Deadly Beauties 3)

He kisses me, but that doesn't deter Sierra from continuing. "Deke and Zee wanted to talk to you. Dice came over, and he was livid. He kept saying something was going on and he demanded to know what. None of us had a clue what he was talking about."

Shit. Dice is going to eventually drive everyone mad.

"Ignore him," Kane says, doing well not to glance at me when he pulls back. "We'll be heading to my new house once we've had a few days to unwind. Tell Zee to meet us there."

"And us?" she asks, daring to sound hopeful. "The spirit is gone, so there's no reason for you to stress over our safety. We're stronger as a group, Kane."

He sighs out heavily, weighing the variables that are probably rushing around in his head. He looks down to me, possibly expecting me to voice my opinion.

"The red moon is coming back," I mumble, knowing they expect him to watch after Amy.

"Fine," Kane grumbles. "The basement isn't set up. You guys will have to do that."

"That's not a problem," Sierra chirps.

"If Amy says one thing out of the way to Alyssa, I'll kick you both out," he growls.

Sierra stays quiet for a minute, measuring her next words carefully. "I'll talk to her. Ask your witch not to break any more bones in our wild girl."

I roll my eyes. She wants Kane to be with Amy so badly that it's almost nauseating.

"I'll tell Alyssa to do whatever she has to when your wild girl steps out of line."

He hangs up and tosses his phone to the side of the bed. He's starting to feel heavy, and I try to shift out from under him, but he traps me, pinning me down harder before his lips find mine again.

"She's nothing," he murmurs.

"I didn't say anything," I grouse, breaking free from the kiss.

"No, but you were thinking it."

I sigh, refusing to argue about something like this when I have so many other things to worry about.

"I love you," he murmurs softly when I don't respond. "I want eternity."

My heart almost stumbles, rapidly beating and scrambling to find a steady rhythm, but that's impossible right now.

"Eternity?" I ask, swallowing hard. I wasn't expecting this conversation.

He smiles, seeming to enjoy my noticeable panic attack.

"Eternity. I couldn't let you go then, and I can't let you go now."

He pulls up my left hand and intentionally kisses my ring finger. His eyes follow mine when I look to it. I feel his smile, though I refuse to look him in the eyes anymore.

"Scared of me again? I think your crush has gotten bigger, Alyssa," he teases, making my smile come up unbidden.

"I think this is a conversation for another time," I murmur, unsuccessful in trying to wipe away my ridiculously betraying grin.

"Is this about children?" he asks, suddenly looking a little sad. "Because bitten fey can't have children?"

"No," I sigh, though that thought has crossed my mind in the past. "Besides, even if you could have children, fey can't conceive a child from someone not within their own realm of magic."

He looks down, studying nothing in particular, as he murmurs, "But you and Gage could have a child."

I laugh, tiring of this nonsense.

"Gage and I aren't going to be together. Even if you weren't in the picture, I wouldn't be with him. There are plenty of fey orphans. One of my friends was adopted when he was an infant."