Chapter 0396

“More than I have ever been,” he says, heaving an exhausted sigh and then draining his glass. Rafe laughs and pats him on the shoulder.

“Come on, then,” he says, nodding back towards the family bedrooms. “Bunk with me tonight, like you did the first night. No sense in wandering the palace trying to remember which room is yours when you’re already dead on your feet.”

“Youuu got it,” Ben murmurs, smirking at Rafe and wandering away with him.

I smile after them, shaking my head a little, because…well, in many situations, I imagine that Rafe inviting Ben to his room for the evening would be kind of a dream come true. But are things different now that Ben has discovered that he has a mate? And a really cute one? Or does he still have a crush?

“What’s going on there?” Jackson asks, making me jump a little out of my reverie.

I turn my head to stare at him, my mouth making a little “o” of surprise.