Archaic (Reverse Harem 2)

“Jealous?” he asks.

“Yep. I can smell it on you. You reek.”

I catch Toshi’s falling face in the reflection of the window, and I sigh.

“I’m sorry,” I say.

“You have no reason to be sorry.”

“I do. I’m on edge, and I’m angry, and I have no idea what to do with all the emotions flooding my body. I want to rip someone’s head off, but the second I do I know I’ll regret it. I feel tugged in so many different directions, but they all lead to one thing.”

“Which is?”

“Killing the Primals who killed Kyle,” I say.

“So you don’t want to kill to get there, but you will kill once you are?” he asks.

I bite down on the inside of my cheek as the plane begins to bounce with turbulence. I can sense everyone’s wariness as my hands grip onto the arms of my seat. Toshi’s hand wraps around mine, and I take it, thankful for something to grip onto. A low rumble flows from between my lips as the plane dips and groans.

I can remember the plane crash. How badly the plane jerked and swayed before we came crashing down.

Before Sebastian saved me.

Before he locked me away and forced my abilities into the light.

Toshi is holding my hand, our fingers threaded together as the plane levels out. I can hear the collective sigh of the relieved passengers on the plane, though I wish we were on a small plane by ourselves. Territorial Primals cramped in a small space is not the ideal way to fly anywhere.

My fingers release Toshi’s hand, but he is hesitant to pull away.

“Can I ask you something?”

My eyes wander over to him as he leans back into the seat. He seems uneasy. Nervous. His eyes are cool, but his scent is changing. From curious and fearful to hesitant and unsure. It’s unlike Toshi to smell this way.

I don’t like it.

“What’s on your mind?” I ask.

“Why did you sleep with Theo?” he asks.

I swallow the growl bubbling in my gut as I close my eyes.

“I don’t owe you an explanation for that,” I say.

“I just want to know. Have you taken him as your mate?” he asks.

“No, I haven’t.”

“So you’re searching for one?”

“No, I’m not.”

“Then why sleep with Theo?”

“Like I said, that is between him and me. And he would tell you the same thing if he was here.”

“I don’t want to upset you. But it’s grating on Sebastian and me.”

“Don’t bring me into this, Cat,” Sebastian says.