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face. “You think you know where he might have gone?”
    “Aye.”
    Caledonia took a deep breath and her grip on Sin’s arm tightened.
    “But,” Simon said, his voice sour, “I’ll take you there provided neither one of you ever mentions the bed incident to me or anyone else. Ever.”
    Caledonia blushed. “I am so sorry for that. But I did wash your eyes out. Do they still burn?”
    Simon’s face turned the color of Caledonia’s hair, though whether from anger or embarrassment, Sin couldn’t tell.
    When Simon spoke, his voice was colder than a snowstorm in January. “They are fine. Thank you, milady, for your kindness.”
    Sin mounted his horse, then reached his hand down to Caledonia. Her eyes relieved, she grabbed on to him and he noticed the tiny bones of her hand. The softness of her touch. He’d never felt anything like her delicate hand in his.
    He pulled her up to ride before him and turned his attention to Simon. “Where are we bound for?”
    “On the way back yesterday, I was telling the boy about the sweets at the Unicorn Maiden. I even showed him where the shop was located and he said he would give anything to see the pastries and cockapies. I have a feeling he might have gone there. Though why I should bother rescuing him I’ll never know. I swear my head still throbs from the little demon.”
    Callie felt heat sting her face. “He didn’t mean to hit you, Simon. I swear that part of it was an accident.”
    He gave her a droll glare that told her he didn’t believe a word of it.
    Callie didn’t say anything as they rode toward the bakery. Jamie knew better than to leave her side. He’d never done anything this foolish in his life and she couldn’t imagine what had possessed him.
    And the lad had best be in trouble when they found him. If not, she was going to throttle his young life right out of him.
    It didn’t take long to retrace her steps to the corner where Jamie had vanished. Simon led them a few yards over to a small bake shop, where an old woman was leaving with a basket full of bread.
    As they approached the store, Callie saw the squirrel Simon had mentioned and she recognized the small face staring out the window, scanning the passersby, and noted the smile of extreme jubilation as its large blue eyes focused on her. He was obviously as glad to see her as she was to see him.
    “Oh, Blessed be St. Mary,” she whispered.
    Relief tore through her as she slid from the horse and ran inside the store to her brother. He’d beenclose by the entire time, but without the men, she’d never have known to look here.
    Tears ran down her cheeks again as she swept him into her arms. “Little runt,” she breathed. “You scared me.”
    “I’m sorry, Callie.” He pulled back and showed her the honey bread in his hand. “I thought we’d be needing something to eat for the journey. You’ve had nothing all day.”
    Her hand trembled as she took the bread from him. “I would much rather starve than lose you.”
    “I’m sorry, Callie. I never meant to scare you. I was just hungry.”
    Sin swallowed at the sight of their reunion. At the love the two of them had for each other.
    The boy looked up at Simon. “I wanted to buy the swan pastries you told me about, but the baker’s wife said I didn’t have enough coin for that.” He looked back at his sister. “You like pastries.”
    While she kissed his cheek and assured herself the demon was hale, Sin paid for enough swan pastries to make the rapscallion’s belly ache.
    Callie looked up as Lord Sin handed her brother his purchase. “Thank you for your kindness.”
    By the expression on his face, she could tell her words made the knight terribly uncomfortable.
    As they left the shop and headed back to the castle, Callie realized she wasn’t going to make it home. At least not alone. She’d been fooling herself even to think it. Worse, she’d almost lost the one person who meant the most to her in the world.
    Dear saints what if they