Chapter 5
By the time Nik arrived home, Shaw and Drake had dressed and were sitting with Bron, whose knowing smile no longer unnerved Shaw. Instead whenever he caught Bron’s gaze, he gave him a smile of his own in return.
Nik glanced from Bron to Drake, and finally at Shaw.
“The owners of the key, I take it? Are they Fullbloods?”
“We can speak for ourselves.” Bron looked up from where he sat sprawled in an armchair, rocking his legs slowly. “Are you a Halfblood?”
“Uh, sorry.” Nik shrugged. “Guess I’m not as cool with this as I thought I would be. I’m Nik, Shaw’s uncle, well, great uncle, and yes, a Halfblood. Patupaiarehe is in my bloodline.”
“Really?” Bron looked at Shaw. “Well, I can see why you’d think that, and it may be so. But I would have thought…well, maybe.”
“Thought what,
