us?”
“No need to be rude.” Allie raised her head, narrowing her green eyes.
“You’re the one who was spying on and following me,” Devi said.
Allie and Parker exchanged glances, then looked at her.
“Yeah, I spotted you on Friday night at the hospital, and all weekend. You can keep following me or come in. It’s up to you.” She walked through the gate and went back to her seat.
“You could have asked more nicely than that,” Ashia said.
“I’m still debating whether it was a good idea to invite them in.” Devi took a sip of her tea.
Parker and Allie walked into the yard. Devi flicked her finger, closing the gate behind them. The dogs that had been heading for it turned, sniffing at Allie and Parker, who looked back at the gate, then at Devi. She leant back, raising her glass to her lips.
No need to scare them, Ashia’s voice said in her mind.
Now what fun would that be? Devi replied.
Ashia’s warm laughter filled her mind.
Parker and Allie came to them slowly. Devi flicked her hand, pushing out two chairs around the patio table. They jumped, then gaped.
“Stop it.” Ashia’s amusement was plain.
“Have a seat or run away,” Devi said to her stalkers.
“You’re very rude,” Allie said, sitting.
“Says the stalker,” Devi mocked.
“We were just curious about the cartouche.” Parker mumbled as he, too, sat.
“You could have just asked. Here.” Devi took the bracelet off and handed it to him.
Parker was startled. He soon got over it, though, and studied the bracelet.
“Parker, don’t you think it is more important to know how the hell she did that appearing in front of us, closing the gate, and the chairs?” Allie smacked him on the arm.
Parker raised his head and blinked. “Oh, yeah. How’d you do it?”
He lowered his head and went back to studying the bracelet.
“I’m Renpet, goddess of time, immortality, and the cycle of life and death. Better known as Mistress of Eternity to those who worshipped me,” Devi said.
Parker looked up, then he started to laugh. “That’s a good one.”
He went back to his scrutiny of her jewellery. Devi watched the speculation on Allie’s face. She smiled. Allie narrowed her eyes, then she leant back in her chair. Devi waved her hand and poured them each a drink from the pitcher. Allie pursed her lips, watching the display. Once the drink was ready, she lifted it and took a sip.
“You’re going to wipe our knowledge of you from our minds.” It wasn’t a question.
“I’m still deciding.” Devi shrugged.
“This is really extraordinary. Where did you get it?” Parker said.
Devi noticed he hadn’t even looked at her as he’d asked. He held the bracelet almost lovingly.
“It’s hers. She’s Renpet.” Allie rolled her eyes.
Parker snorted. “Yeah, right.”
“He’s a little reluctant to believe what’s in front of his face, isn’t he? Very well, then.” With a wiggle of her fingers, Devi levitated Parker.
He didn’t even notice…all his attention was on the cartouche.
Allie took another sip of her tea, ignoring her floating colleague.
Devi stifled a laugh. “You seem to believe who I am easily, and are unfazed by it.”
“Hell, I figure I’m having a really good delusion, so I’m going with it,” Allie replied.
Devi laughed and Ashia joined her.
Allie glanced at them and her lips twitched. They drank their tea as Parker floated above them, muttering.
“What the hell?” Parker cried.
“I think he noticed,” Devi said conspiratorially.
“Maybe you should bring him back to his chair,” Allie said in the same tone.
“But I was having fun with him,” Devi teased.
“Don’t make me get rough with you,” Allie replied in the same lighthearted way.
“You should let him know how you feel.”
“Don’t know what you mean.” Allie’s face shuttered.
Ashia leant forward. “It’s obvious you love him.”
“Shut up before he hears you!” Allie hissed.
“Tell him and rock his
“No need to be rude.” Allie raised her head, narrowing her green eyes.
“You’re the one who was spying on and following me,” Devi said.
Allie and Parker exchanged glances, then looked at her.
“Yeah, I spotted you on Friday night at the hospital, and all weekend. You can keep following me or come in. It’s up to you.” She walked through the gate and went back to her seat.
“You could have asked more nicely than that,” Ashia said.
“I’m still debating whether it was a good idea to invite them in.” Devi took a sip of her tea.
Parker and Allie walked into the yard. Devi flicked her finger, closing the gate behind them. The dogs that had been heading for it turned, sniffing at Allie and Parker, who looked back at the gate, then at Devi. She leant back, raising her glass to her lips.
No need to scare them, Ashia’s voice said in her mind.
Now what fun would that be? Devi replied.
Ashia’s warm laughter filled her mind.
Parker and Allie came to them slowly. Devi flicked her hand, pushing out two chairs around the patio table. They jumped, then gaped.
“Stop it.” Ashia’s amusement was plain.
“Have a seat or run away,” Devi said to her stalkers.
“You’re very rude,” Allie said, sitting.
“Says the stalker,” Devi mocked.
“We were just curious about the cartouche.” Parker mumbled as he, too, sat.
“You could have just asked. Here.” Devi took the bracelet off and handed it to him.
Parker was startled. He soon got over it, though, and studied the bracelet.
“Parker, don’t you think it is more important to know how the hell she did that appearing in front of us, closing the gate, and the chairs?” Allie smacked him on the arm.
Parker raised his head and blinked. “Oh, yeah. How’d you do it?”
He lowered his head and went back to studying the bracelet.
“I’m Renpet, goddess of time, immortality, and the cycle of life and death. Better known as Mistress of Eternity to those who worshipped me,” Devi said.
Parker looked up, then he started to laugh. “That’s a good one.”
He went back to his scrutiny of her jewellery. Devi watched the speculation on Allie’s face. She smiled. Allie narrowed her eyes, then she leant back in her chair. Devi waved her hand and poured them each a drink from the pitcher. Allie pursed her lips, watching the display. Once the drink was ready, she lifted it and took a sip.
“You’re going to wipe our knowledge of you from our minds.” It wasn’t a question.
“I’m still deciding.” Devi shrugged.
“This is really extraordinary. Where did you get it?” Parker said.
Devi noticed he hadn’t even looked at her as he’d asked. He held the bracelet almost lovingly.
“It’s hers. She’s Renpet.” Allie rolled her eyes.
Parker snorted. “Yeah, right.”
“He’s a little reluctant to believe what’s in front of his face, isn’t he? Very well, then.” With a wiggle of her fingers, Devi levitated Parker.
He didn’t even notice…all his attention was on the cartouche.
Allie took another sip of her tea, ignoring her floating colleague.
Devi stifled a laugh. “You seem to believe who I am easily, and are unfazed by it.”
“Hell, I figure I’m having a really good delusion, so I’m going with it,” Allie replied.
Devi laughed and Ashia joined her.
Allie glanced at them and her lips twitched. They drank their tea as Parker floated above them, muttering.
“What the hell?” Parker cried.
“I think he noticed,” Devi said conspiratorially.
“Maybe you should bring him back to his chair,” Allie said in the same tone.
“But I was having fun with him,” Devi teased.
“Don’t make me get rough with you,” Allie replied in the same lighthearted way.
“You should let him know how you feel.”
“Don’t know what you mean.” Allie’s face shuttered.
Ashia leant forward. “It’s obvious you love him.”
“Shut up before he hears you!” Allie hissed.
“Tell him and rock his
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