Page 180 of Sky’s Edge

He drew breath into his nose and scowled at me.

But he chilled.

“Come with me, Mac,” Tanyn said. “Let’s get you a drink.”

Cormac hesitated, then he took off with Tanyn.

Nayden followed them.

Uly followed me.

“Well done,” he murmured.

“Do you have someone?” I asked.

“Someone?”

“Someone special.”

“Yes. I’ve been seeing a female for some time. Her name is Estra.”

I stopped, he stopped, and after I ticked my head in the direction we came, I inquired, “Do you understand that behavior?”

He seemed to be weighing something.

He weighed it and I understood why he had to when he replied, “I wasn’t here. But Nayden told me Tanyn was coming out of his skin when you two were separated after you had your tiff.”

An unexpected bolt of electricity shot through me at this revelation.

“I love Estra. I’m thinking of asking her to marry me,” he carried on. “And yes, it’s difficult to be away from her. But it’s not like that.”

“Thank you for answering,” I said, now distracted by what he’d shared about Tanyn.

When I began to walk again, he stopped me by catching my arm. “Did you hear me? About Tanyn?”

“I longed for him when I thought we were over,” I whispered my confession, and watched Uly’s eyes darken to black. “I honestly think it’s a miracle I was able to get out of bed in the morning and face the day like a normal person.”

“You must know, I’m heartened to hear this,” he replied.

“I’m glad for you. But there’s something going on here, Uly.”

His lips tipped up. “Yes. You and my brother are falling for each other.”

Yes.

We were.

But I had the sense it was more than that.

A good deal more.

Aleksei and Laura weren’t the first fated mates I’d been around. And yes, the connection was always palpable. Yes again, they always seemed more at ease when they were in each other’s company than when they were not.

But this was…

Fucking crazy.

“I need to get back to Gayle.”