Chapter 223: _Naked Distractions And Bad Omens

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Chapter 223: _Naked Distractions And Bad Omens "Kaelos..." I called out wearily, glancing back into the room as I held the black feather between my fingers. "Kaelos, come see this." There was no answer in the room for a few seconds before I heard the bathroom door close, followed by some incoming footsteps. "Odessa, it’s getting late. Don’t you want to come snuggle in bed with me?" Kaelos said with a teasing voice. When I finally saw him, I nearly forgot about everything else. He wore nothing but a dark red bathing robe now, with the buttons undone all the way to the bottom. And underneath it? He was naked. My gaze trailed from his chiselled chest and the water dripping down to his abs, and then his cleanly shaved little soldier that seemed to dangle in invitation. My face heated up with a blush as I swallowed hard before looking away. "We could, uh... Do that later." I coughed, blowing out a breath through my mouth. "But you have to see this. I don’t think it’s a coincidence." I heard him sigh before walking forward. But he didn’t bother strapping up the robe and kept his gorgeous body open. ’Gurl, forget the damn feather and mount that man.’ Sirena mumbled in my mind but I hushed her mentally before clearing my throat again. "Look at this..." I raised the black feather in front of Kaelos’ face, trying to focus on his silver eyes and wet hair instead of everything else below. His brows furrowed into a frown and then confusion flashed in his silver eyes. "Uh... Are we worrying ourselves about a feather now? Or—" "It’s not just any feather, Kaelos." I interrupted, attempting to lower my head in frustration but then quickly raised it back when I saw something else rising up already. Gods, he was getting hard while we were talking?! It was hard concentrating and I placed my right hand on the rails behind me to balance myself as I continued. "You might not be able to sense it, but there’s a faint magic energy signature on it," I remarked, gulping as Kaelos took the feather off my fingers, scrutinising it with dimmed eyes. "It’s a raven feather." He observed and I nodded. "Yes. I didn’t want to say anything before because I thought I was being paranoid, but on our way to this city, I saw a raven circling our car. What if it tailed us here and is watching our every move?" Kaelos seemed curious and took two steps forward as he continued scanning his gaze on the feather. Two unnecessary steps forward if I may add. His scent wafted into my nose, my gaze focused on how slowly his eyelashes fluttered. His shoulder-length black hair was loose and dripped with water that he didn’t bother drying off after bathing. I drew in deep breaths, my legs getting numb from the anticipation. He was too close and I was losing my mind at this point. And I know he knows damn well what he’s doing to me! His eyebrows furrowed and he tilted his head before he finally spoke up. "How sure are we that this raven is an ’it’?" He raised his head, staring at my face. "What if it’s someone disguised as a raven? A witch most likely." My eyes widened when he brought up that suggestion. I hadn’t thought of that yet. "The cloaked figure we saw in Iron Fang." I breathed out, brushing my right hand through my hair. "Could it be them? And if yes, why are they watching us? Do they have some kind of message for us?" Kaelos’ expression became serious instantly as he shook his head. "I doubt it. They could easily drop a message with us if that’s the case. This person, whoever they are, is watching for ulterior motives." My eyes suddenly fell on the city below. I felt a surge of magic that caused me to furrow my eyebrows as I scanned my gaze on the city. My eyes went beyond the busy streets, the skyline skyscrapers and the lanterns that floated with the help of magic, finally falling on a street light hundreds of meters away. And then I saw it. A raven perched upside down on the street light. And it was staring directly at Kaelos and me. "Kaelos..." I whispered, holding my breath before nodding in that direction. "There." He followed my gaze just in time to witness the street light flickering before turning off entirely, causing the people walking under it to look around with confusion. The raven suddenly tilted its head at us, as if to tell us it was aware that we had spotted it. And then it disappeared into a cloud of smoke, causing a cold shiver to run down my spine. "Crap." Kaelos cursed under his breath, placing his hands on the balcony as he glared at the spot where the raven had been a few seconds ago. "What’s the use of the city’s magic protection wards if a witch can just appear and disappear at will in it?" Yeah... He’s right. A magic protection ward is designed to block interferences from outside, including spells like teleportation. Anyone outside the city wouldn’t be able to get in through a teleportation spell... At least, not without the protection ward sending a warning to the witch who cast them. Unless... "The witch is a resident of the city," I muttered, joining Kaelos to place my hands on the railing. "And is possibly still within the city." Kaelos glanced at me, arching an eyebrow. "Do you think we should warn the leaders of the city?" I queried, swerving my head to him. "They deserve to know if a powerful witch is out there teleporting around their city like it’s an amusement park." Kaelos parted his lips for a brief second before shaking his head. "Not yet. This person has been following us since our stay at Iron Fang. Meaning they know about our mission in Mexico. We aren’t sure who they are yet and I certainly don’t trust those leaders." Suddenly, before I could say something or even process any of this, Kaelos’ phone rang inside the room. We both glanced over our shoulders before he walked inside to get it. When he stepped back outside, the phone was glued to his ear as he folded his arms in front of his chest. "Layla, it’s pretty late. This better be I—" he was cut short by Layla whose voice was pensive. "Sir, I didn’t want to say anything before because I didn’t want to distract you from your mission in Mexico. But... There was a riot earlier this morning." My eyes widened as Kaelos’ eyes met mine. "What kind of riot, Layla?" Kaelos asked solemnly, his jaw tightening. I perked my ears to listen to her response and after a short pause, it came. "A group of people from the middle-class district sought to see you. Many demanded that Odessa... I mean, the Luna Queen leaves the park." Layla said with hesitation in her voice before adding. "Things escalated despite Beta Marcellus’ attempts to calm them. There were casualties, sir."

Chapter 223: _Naked Distractions And Bad Omens

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