chapter 66

The front door opens and a giggling Jasmine and Mateo walk in, stopping when they see us. Jasmine’s face turned red and I chuckled, shaking my head at her flaming cheeks as she held Mateo’s hand. “We are going for a run if you want to come,” Ezra tells them. “We might meet you out there, have fun” Mateo says before grabbing Jasmine and chucking her over his shoulder and heading for the stairs. “Kat!” Jasmine calls out as he climbs the stairs, holding her hand out to me. “Use protection” I taunt, letting Ezra tug me toward the back of the house. Ezra pulled me with him to the forest edge, the sun was going down, yet the heat made the breeze warm as it washed over my skin. I watch as he mind-links everyone on patrol before focusing back on me. “Stay with Maddox, Kora. No wandering, we can’t go past the river, so stick close” He says grabbing my face, she agrees and he lets go tugging his shirt off and dropping it on the ground next to the tree before stripping his shorts off. He tugs my