Chapter 800: Gateway

I looked down into my son's sleeping face before sinking into the rocking chair beside his crib and releasing of the last of my stress. He was really too big for the thing now, but I needed to do some thinking about a bed and a room for him and just didn't have the energy to deal.

A soft, furry body landed in my lap, Sassafras purring as he kneaded my leg a few times before turning in a circle and settling himself.

"Nice to see them together again," he said.

I knew exactly who he meant. Mom and Dad wasted no time taking off for Harvard for some private time. I blushed at the thought of my parents and what they were probably doing right now.

Shudder.

Galleytrot groaned from the end of the crib, eyes flaring with red fire as he looked up.

"What about you, Syd?" His rumbling voice shifted my shudder to a shiver. "Have you thought about a new mate?"

Not going there. "I've been thinking," I said, totally changing the subject. Yes, on purpose. No judging. "About Gabriel and his power.