CAROLINE
I sighed, breathing in the crisp and clean air of Carenna. Sean's portal had blipped us to the edge of the royal palace hunting ground - right where I wanted, precise to the centimetre. I couldn't help but wonder what links my mate had to have for getting such a precise portal.
"The court healer will surely have something," I said, walking onto the lawn. "Maybe that tonic she gave me last time."
"Last time?"
I rolled my eyes. "You know, Everett and I didn't spend our days discussing natural philosophy, Sean," I deadpanned. "It's not like I'm a novice. It's obvious I was using protections."
He didn't reply, but I could well imagine his face, with that typical "well, that's actually true" look of his. It was so funny, it warmed my heart every time I saw it.
"Do you think yo
