Her sovereign eyes travelled over his white clothes, and the divine calm within them trembled before longing surfaced; quiet, disciplined, and painfully clear through their bond.
She wanted him near her:
She wanted the tenderness of him he gave to her soul returned to her, even briefly; Sienna wanted proof that the night had changed more than their souls. Perhaps she simply wanted him to cross the hall and look at her without distance.
Phei's chest tightened as Sienna lowered her gaze toward her cup before anyone else could understand.
Dravenna understood.
Naturally.
Melissa saw Dravenna a moment later before their history entered her voice, carrying irritation, camaraderie and arch-nemesis, old affection, and enough threatened violence to season the entire table.
"Bitch!"
Dravenna's smile bloomed. "Little chaos enabler."
Phei slowed but Maddie's eyes lit up; breakfast had discovered entertainment.
