Reluctant Adept: Book Three of A Clairvoyant's Complicated Life Read Online Free PDF

replied in mock seriousness.
    After a moment of looking puzzled, she brightened when his words apparently sank in. "I know, right?" She beamed. "Now, decide how many days of the week you'd put up with it and there you go. I agree with Lire, you're definitely a seven-day-a-week guy, but don't go getting cocky. Personality counts. I haven't accounted for that yet." She shot me a devilish grin and giggled. "Although, Lire has … along with performance." She waved her hand dismissively and rolled her eyes. "I'll be taking her word for that ."
    "Good grief." I smacked my palm to my forehead. "Kill me now." I stared at her, exasperated. "Remind me: Why did I come here?"
    "Nachos. And the BFF Seal of Approval, of course. He's stealing you away for a three-month sabbatical and this is the first I'm meeting him." She shook her head and tsked at me. "Girl—seriously? You didn't actually think you could come out of this unscathed, did you?"
    She folded her arms and eyed Kieran authoritatively. "Lire is my best friend. She's part of my family. You hurt her and I will hunt you down, and most of the people in this room will join me. Here, or the Otherworld, it doesn't matter. I might be human, but I'm inventive and persistent and very, very devious. Just ask any of my brother's skanky ex-girlfriends." She poked him in the arm with her index finger. "Got me?"
    Kieran regarded her thoughtfully and bowed his head. "Of course. You have my word, Lire's well-being is my highest concern."
    Looking satisfied, Julie nodded. "Good. Then we have an understanding." She dusted her hands together and grinned at us. "Let's party!" She bounced on the balls of her feet and then strode around the rustic fireplace toward the counter. "Warming up your food now, Li-Li," she announced. "Grab a drink, you two."
    Shaking my head, I risked a glance at Kieran. Thankfully, he continued to look amused. "You want a beer?"
    "Certainly." He followed me to the large tubs filled with ice and various beverages.
    As I straightened from the container, cold Blue Moon in hand, he grasped my waist and whispered over my shoulder, "For you, I would not be deterred by one crumb nor ten thousand, day of the week notwithstanding."
    I shivered at the warmth of his breath against my cheek. When I turned, he smirked and tucked a stray lock of my hair behind my ear. Holy cow. With Kieran around, who needed a roller coaster for a case of plummeting stomach?
    Although I did my best to hide it, a goofy grin spread across my lips. Being cool was a lost cause. Going, going, gone.
    Because I could, I tugged on his neck and, when he leaned down, I kissed him soundly on the mouth, earning his immediate reciprocation. Afterward, I sighed and rubbed my lips together, savoring it. "That's something I've not been able to do in a long time," I murmured.
    He chuckled, taking the cold bottle I handed him. "I think it's been all of twenty minutes, not that I mind."
    I shook my head. "I haven't had a boyfriend I could touch without a barrier for over ten years." I gave him a sly smile. "I've missed the novelty of being able to mark my territory in public."
    "Well then … I'm happy to oblige." His grin turned wolfish. "Mark me anytime. Since it works both ways, it's to my advantage."
    Julie shoved a plate between us, unrepentantly breaking up our quiet conversation. "I figured you guys could share. With the two of you going at it, Kieran needs to stick to psi-free," she said with a knowing wink.
    I took the plate from Julie, responding with an exasperated widening of my eyes, and thanked her.
    "It twists off," I told Kieran, when I saw him frown at his bottle's cap and then scan the nearby table, probably for a bottle opener. Many of our more modern conveniences were lost on him since, until a month ago, it had been over fifty years since he'd spent any appreciable time on Earth.
    Julie pulled off her disposable gloves and tossed them into the trash. Grabbing a beer, she said, "Come on, Kieran. Let's