Perhaps teasing Anika with our newfound connection wasn't for the best...
"Oww, and why is that, dear mate?" Her voice filled my mind, and I could practically see her snickering even though she wasn't here.
I sighed, dragging a hand down my face.
She was definitely making me pay for what I did before. I have to blame Eleni for that. She gave Anika the idea of turning things around, and I'm paying the price for teasing her a bit.
“Because,” I answered, half-exasperated, half-amused, “you have the self-preservation instincts of a lightning rod, and I don’t want to accidentally fry you.”
Thethys laughed faintly in the back of her mind—our mind, now, apparently. “Oh, trust me, Zephyrus. She’s been testing limits since the day she was born.”
“I heard that,” Anika snapped.
I smiled desp
