Tallah has just finished speaking when the air beside me ripples, turns black. I leap to my feet, but not out of fear. The moment Piers strides through, I throw myself into his arms and hug him to me.
"You i***t," I whisper in his ear before leaning back and hitting him hard in the shoulder. He rolls with the punch, letting out a squeak of protest while I hug him again. "What are you doing here?"
Piers grins at me when I finally let him go. "Figured I'm in enough trouble already, a little more won't make much difference." He raises his gray eyes to wink at Tallah and Anna. "Ladies." His tall body bends in a half bow. They both wave a little while he turns to Sage. His eyes tighten around the corners, but his ever-present grin remains. "Wolf boy."
Sage snarls, but when I turn, I see the
