She and Royal went downstairs, and she could tell from the mood, either Jubi or Nyx blurted something out because, despite the other five people in the room pretending they weren’t curious, their behavior said otherwise. Their postures as they all stood around in the giant kitchen were almost laughable. Koda and Keshaun were both lounging far too casually, their arms crossing and uncrossing nervously. Bram was studying her intently. Imani and Cliff, who came to babysit Precious for the day while the other grown ups moved furniture and belongings, were openly staring. Nyx and Jubi were both staring at the floor guiltily. “Where’s Precious?” Famke asked curiously, moving to the refrigerator to get a bottle of water. Let them stew. One of her girlfriends needed a kick in the ass and she was

